Palettes / Colors / #FED990

#FED990 — Light Vivid Orange

#FED990 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 #FED990 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.

#FED990 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 #90B5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEA290 and #ECFE90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 85% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 43% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FED990

.text { color: #FED990; }
.background { background-color: #FED990; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED990; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 217, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED990; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 217, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED990; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 217, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED990">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED990">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90B5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED990: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED990

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:

How #FED990 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED990 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED98F  ·  #FED991 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED990?

#FED990 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 217, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED990?

#FED990 is RGB 254, 217, 144 — HSL 40°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 43%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED990?

Its complement is #90B5FE; analogous partners are #FEA290 and #ECFE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED990 for text?

Black text on #FED990 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.