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#FEDCA2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDCA2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FEDCA2 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.

#FEDCA2 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 #A4C5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB0A4 and #F2FEA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDCA2 · RGB 254, 220, 162

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Color values

HEX#FEDCA2
RGB254, 220, 162
HSL38°, 98%, 82%
HSV38°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 36%, 0%
XYZ72.99, 74.87, 44.79
Yxy74.87, 0.3789, 0.3886
CIE-Lab89.33, 3.86, 32.86
Hunter Lab86.53, 3.84, 26.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEDCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDCA2

.text { color: #FEDCA2; }
.background { background-color: #FEDCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 220, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 220, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 220, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDCA2

#FECE7C#FDBF53#FDB230#FDA308#D98A02#B17102#885701#654001#3D2701#140D00

Tints of #FEDCA2

#FEDFA9#FEE3B3#FEE5B8#FEE8C2#FEEAC7#FEECCD#FFF0D7#FFF2DC#FFF6E6#FFF7EB

Tones of #FEDCA2

#F8DBAB#F1DAB1#EBD8B7#E4D6BE#DED5C4#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4C5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDCA2

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 #FEDCA2: ·

How #FEDCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFB0Deuteranopia · #F1F4B3Tritanopia · #FCBBBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEDCA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C
Royal Plum
#240046 · #5A189A · #FF8500 · #FFD6A5
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78

Similar colors

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

#FFDBA4#FFE0A3#FADFA1#FFDD9C#FFD6A5#FFDCA9#FFD6A6#F8E0A4#FAD6A5#FFD8A9#FFDBAA#FCE09B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDCA1  ·  #FEDCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDCA2?

#FEDCA2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 220, 162). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDCA2?

#FEDCA2 is RGB 254, 220, 162 — HSL 38°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDCA2?

Its complement is #A4C5FE; analogous partners are #FEB0A4 and #F2FEA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDCA2 for text?

Black text on #FEDCA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.