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#FEDEB3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDEB3 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 #FEDEB3 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.

#FEDEB3 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 #B4D4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB9B4 and #F9FEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDEB3 · RGB 254, 222, 179

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Color values

HEX#FEDEB3
RGB254, 222, 179
HSL34°, 97%, 85%
HSV34°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 30%, 0%
XYZ75.13, 76.57, 53.47
Yxy76.57, 0.3662, 0.3732
CIE-Lab90.12, 4.88, 25.18
Hunter Lab87.50, 4.88, 21.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · 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 #FEDEB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDEB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDEB3

.text { color: #FEDEB3; }
.background { background-color: #FEDEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 222, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 222, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 222, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDEB3

#FDCC8B#FDBA63#FCA83B#FB9713#E28203#B56803#8D5102#643A02#3C2301#140C00

Tints of #FEDEB3

#FEE0B9#FEE2BE#FEE4C3#FEE7C8#FEEBD2#FEEDD7#FEEFDC#FFF2E1#FFF4E6#FFF6EB

Tones of #FEDEB3

#F8DDB9#F3DCBE#EEDCC4#E9DBC9#E3DACE#DED9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4D4FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDEB3

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 #FEDEB3: ·

How #FEDEB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0BDDeuteranopia · #F2F4C0Tritanopia · #FCC6C7

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 #FEDEB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF
Palette Fff2d7
#FFF2D7 · #FFE0B5 · #F8C794 · #D8AE7E
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7
Palette Ffeac5
#FFEAC5 · #FFDBB5 · #6C4E31 · #603F26

Similar colors

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

#FFDEB4#FFE0B5#FFDDB0#FCDDB0#FFDBB5#FEE2B3#FFDAB3#FFDFAF#FFDBB0#FFDBB6#FFE1AF#FFDDAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDEB2  ·  #FEDEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDEB3?

#FEDEB3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 222, 179). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDEB3?

#FEDEB3 is RGB 254, 222, 179 — HSL 34°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDEB3?

Its complement is #B4D4FE; analogous partners are #FEB9B4 and #F9FEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDEB3 for text?

Black text on #FEDEB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.