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#FEDCA9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDCA9 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 #FEDCA9 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.

#FEDCA9 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 #A9CBFE; it also sits naturally between #FEB2A9 and #F6FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDCA9 · RGB 254, 220, 169

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Color values

HEX#FEDCA9
RGB254, 220, 169
HSL36°, 98%, 83%
HSV36°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 33%, 0%
XYZ73.63, 75.12, 48.16
Yxy75.12, 0.3739, 0.3815
CIE-Lab89.45, 4.68, 29.43
Hunter Lab86.67, 4.66, 23.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEDCA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDCA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDCA9

.text { color: #FEDCA9; }
.background { background-color: #FEDCA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDCA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 220, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDCA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 220, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDCA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 220, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDCA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDCA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDCA9

#FECC81#FDBB58#FDAB30#FD9B08#DE8602#B66E02#8D5501#653D01#3D2501#140C00

Tints of #FEDCA9

#FEDEAE#FEE2B8#FEE4BD#FEE6C2#FEEACD#FFEDD2#FFEFD7#FFF1DC#FFF5E6#FFF7EB

Tones of #FEDCA9

#F8DBAF#F2DAB5#ECD9BB#E6D7C1#E0D6C8#DAD5CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9CBFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDCA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDCA9

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 #FEDCA9: ·

How #FEDCA9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFB5Deuteranopia · #F1F4B8Tritanopia · #FCBFC1

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 #FEDCA9 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29
Palette 573697
#573697 · #933F99 · #E88C5D · #FADBAC

Similar colors

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

#FFDCA9#FFDBAA#FFDDAB#FFD8A9#FADBAC#FFDBA4#FFDDAE#FFD6A6#FFDFAF#FFE3A9#FFDBB0#FFDDB0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDCA8  ·  #FEDCAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDCA9?

#FEDCA9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 220, 169). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDCA9?

#FEDCA9 is RGB 254, 220, 169 — HSL 36°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDCA9?

Its complement is #A9CBFE; analogous partners are #FEB2A9 and #F6FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDCA9 for text?

Black text on #FEDCA9 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.