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#FED693 — Light Vivid Orange

#FED693 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FED693 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FED693 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95BBFE; it also sits naturally between #FEA395 and #F0FE95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FED693 · RGB 254, 214, 147

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Color values

HEX#FED693
RGB254, 214, 147
HSL38°, 98%, 79%
HSV38°, 42%, 100%
CMYK0%, 16%, 42%, 0%
XYZ70.19, 71.27, 37.66
Yxy71.27, 0.3918, 0.3979
CIE-Lab87.62, 5.31, 38.26
Hunter Lab84.42, 5.25, 29.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 84% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 42% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FED693 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FED693 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FED693

.text { color: #FED693; }
.background { background-color: #FED693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 214, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 214, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 214, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED693">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED693

#FECA72#FDBB49#FDAE26#F79E02#D48702#AC6D02#885701#603D01#3D2701#140D00

Tints of #FED693

#FEDB9F#FEDDA4#FEE1AE#FEE5B8#FEE8C2#FEEAC7#FFEED2#FFF2DC#FFF4E1#FFF7EB

Tones of #FED693

#F6D59C#EFD3A4#E7D1AB#E0CFB3#D8CDBA#D1CBC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #FED693: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED693

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FED693: ·

How #FED693 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDECA3Deuteranopia · #EFF2A7Tritanopia · #FCB0B3

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED693 rather than the exact color:

Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F
Crimson Ruby Cascade
#8A1817 · #E4752F · #E39C65 · #FAD996
Palette Ef9c66
#EF9C66 · #FCDC94 · #C8CFA0 · #78ABA8
Palette E9ff97
#E9FF97 · #FFD18E · #FFA38F · #FF7EE2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFD495#FAD691#FFD28F#FAD996#FCDC94#FFD18E#FFCF95#FFDD95#FFCF96#FFDE95#FFD099#FFD38B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED692  ·  #FED694 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED693?

#FED693 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 214, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED693?

#FED693 is RGB 254, 214, 147 — HSL 38°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 42%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED693?

Its complement is #95BBFE; analogous partners are #FEA395 and #F0FE95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED693 for text?

Black text on #FED693 has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.