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#FEDEA9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDEA9 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 #FEDEA9 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.

#FEDEA9 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 #A9CAFE; it also sits naturally between #FEB3A9 and #F4FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDEA9 · RGB 254, 222, 169

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Color values

HEX#FEDEA9
RGB254, 222, 169
HSL37°, 98%, 83%
HSV37°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 33%, 0%
XYZ74.16, 76.18, 48.33
Yxy76.18, 0.3733, 0.3834
CIE-Lab89.94, 3.65, 30.09
Hunter Lab87.28, 3.64, 24.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · 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 #FEDEA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDEA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDEA9

.text { color: #FEDEA9; }
.background { background-color: #FEDEA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDEA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 222, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDEA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 222, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDEA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 222, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDEA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDEA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDEA9

#FECE81#FDBE58#FDAE30#FD9F08#DE8A02#B67102#8D5801#653F01#3D2601#140D00

Tints of #FEDEA9

#FEE0AE#FEE3B8#FEE5BD#FEE7C2#FEEBCD#FFEDD2#FFEFD7#FFF1DC#FFF5E6#FFF7EB

Tones of #FEDEA9

#F8DCAF#F2DBB5#ECD9BB#E6D8C1#E0D6C8#DAD5CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9CAFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDEA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDEA9

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 #FEDEA9: ·

How #FEDEA9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0B6Deuteranopia · #F2F4B9Tritanopia · #FCC0C2

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 #FEDEA9 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette 0b1d51
#0B1D51 · #725CAD · #8CCDEB · #FFE3A9
Palette C6e7ff
#C6E7FF · #D4F6FF · #FBFBFB · #FFDDAE

Similar colors

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

#FFDCA9#FFDDAB#FFDBAA#FFE3A9#FFDDAE#FEE2AD#FFE2AD#FADBAC#FFDBA4#FFD8A9#FFDFAF#FFE0A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDEA8  ·  #FEDEAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDEA9?

#FEDEA9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 222, 169). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDEA9?

#FEDEA9 is RGB 254, 222, 169 — HSL 37°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDEA9?

Its complement is #A9CAFE; analogous partners are #FEB3A9 and #F4FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDEA9 for text?

Black text on #FEDEA9 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.