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#FEDEA3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDEA3 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 #FEDEA3 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.

#FEDEA3 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 #A4C4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB2A4 and #F1FEA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDEA3 · RGB 254, 222, 163

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Color values

HEX#FEDEA3
RGB254, 222, 163
HSL39°, 98%, 82%
HSV39°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 36%, 0%
XYZ73.61, 75.96, 45.43
Yxy75.96, 0.3775, 0.3895
CIE-Lab89.84, 2.95, 33.03
Hunter Lab87.15, 2.93, 26.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · 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 #FEDEA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDEA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDEA3

.text { color: #FEDEA3; }
.background { background-color: #FEDEA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDEA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 222, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDEA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 222, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDEA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 222, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDEA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDEA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDEA3

#FED07C#FDC253#FDB530#FDA708#D98E02#B17302#885901#654201#3D2801#140D00

Tints of #FEDEA3

#FEE0A9#FEE4B3#FEE6B8#FEE9C2#FEEBC7#FEEDCD#FFF1D7#FFF2DC#FFF6E6#FFF8EB

Tones of #FEDEA3

#F8DDAB#F1DBB1#EBD9B7#E4D7BE#DED5C4#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4C4FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDEA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDEA3

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 #FEDEA3: ·

How #FEDEA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0B1Deuteranopia · #F2F4B5Tritanopia · #FCBDBF

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 #FEDEA3 rather than the exact color:

Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Modern Ruby
#31AAA9 · #F8E0A4 · #A82020 · #6C1A1A
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C

Similar colors

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

#FFE0A3#FFDBA4#FADFA1#F8E0A4#FFDCA9#FFDD9C#FFDBAA#FFE3A9#FDE49E#FFDDAB#FFD6A5#FFE6A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDEA2  ·  #FEDEA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDEA3?

#FEDEA3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 222, 163). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDEA3?

#FEDEA3 is RGB 254, 222, 163 — HSL 39°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDEA3?

Its complement is #A4C4FE; analogous partners are #FEB2A4 and #F1FEA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDEA3 for text?

Black text on #FEDEA3 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.