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#FEDCB3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDCB3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FEDCB3 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.

#FEDCB3 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 #B4D5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB7B4 and #FAFEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDCB3 · RGB 254, 220, 179

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Color values

HEX#FEDCB3
RGB254, 220, 179
HSL33°, 97%, 85%
HSV33°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 30%, 0%
XYZ74.60, 75.51, 53.29
Yxy75.51, 0.3668, 0.3712
CIE-Lab89.63, 5.91, 24.51
Hunter Lab86.90, 5.91, 20.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEDCB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDCB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDCB3

.text { color: #FEDCB3; }
.background { background-color: #FEDCB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDCB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 220, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDCB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 220, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDCB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 220, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDCB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDCB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDCB3

#FDCA8B#FDB863#FCA53B#FB9313#E27E03#B56503#8D4E02#643802#3C2201#140B00

Tints of #FEDCB3

#FEDFB9#FEE1BE#FEE3C3#FEE6C8#FEEAD2#FEEDD7#FEEFDC#FFF1E1#FFF3E6#FFF6EB

Tones of #FEDCB3

#F8DCB9#F3DBBE#EEDBC4#E9DAC9#E3DACE#DED9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4D5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDCB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDCB3

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 #FEDCB3: ·

How #FEDCB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFBDDeuteranopia · #F1F4BFTritanopia · #FCC5C6

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEDCB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 574964
#574964 · #9F8383 · #C8AAAA · #FFDAB3
Palette Ffdab3
#FFDAB3 · #C8AAAA · #9F8383 · #574964
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF
Palette Ffeac5
#FFEAC5 · #FFDBB5 · #6C4E31 · #603F26
Scarlet Ruby
#FFFAD3 · #FFDBB0 · #FFCCB8 · #FFB1B1

Similar colors

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

#FFDAB3#FFDEB4#FFDBB5#FFDBB0#FFDDB0#FFDBB6#FCDDB0#FED8B1#FFE0B5#FCDAB7#FFDFAF#FFDCB8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDCB2  ·  #FEDCB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDCB3?

#FEDCB3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 220, 179). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDCB3?

#FEDCB3 is RGB 254, 220, 179 — HSL 33°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDCB3?

Its complement is #B4D5FE; analogous partners are #FEB7B4 and #FAFEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDCB3 for text?

Black text on #FEDCB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.