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#FEDFA8 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEDFA8 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 #FEDFA8 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.

#FEDFA8 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 #A9C8FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB4A9 and #F3FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEDFA8 · RGB 254, 223, 168

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Color values

HEX#FEDFA8
RGB254, 223, 168
HSL38°, 98%, 83%
HSV38°, 34%, 100%
CMYK0%, 12%, 34%, 0%
XYZ74.33, 76.67, 47.93
Yxy76.67, 0.3736, 0.3854
CIE-Lab90.17, 3.02, 30.92
Hunter Lab87.56, 3.01, 25.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEDFA8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEDFA8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEDFA8

.text { color: #FEDFA8; }
.background { background-color: #FEDFA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEDFA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 223, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEDFA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 223, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEDFA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 223, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEDFA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEDFA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEDFA8

#FED081#FDC158#FDB230#FDA308#DE8E02#B67402#8D5A01#654001#3D2701#140D00

Tints of #FEDFA8

#FEE1AE#FEE5B8#FEE7BD#FEE8C2#FEECCD#FFEED2#FFF0D7#FFF2DC#FFF6E6#FFF7EB

Tones of #FEDFA8

#F8DDAF#F2DCB5#ECDABB#E6D9C1#E0D7C8#DAD5CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9C8FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEDFA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEDFA8

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 #FEDFA8: ·

How #FEDFA8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F0B5Deuteranopia · #F2F5B9Tritanopia · #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 #FEDFA8 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette 0b1d51
#0B1D51 · #725CAD · #8CCDEB · #FFE3A9
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEDFA7  ·  #FEDFA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEDFA8?

#FEDFA8 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 223, 168). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEDFA8?

#FEDFA8 is RGB 254, 223, 168 — HSL 38°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 34%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEDFA8?

Its complement is #A9C8FE; analogous partners are #FEB4A9 and #F3FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEDFA8 for text?

Black text on #FEDFA8 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.