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#FEE2AA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEE2AA 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 #FEE2AA 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.

#FEE2AA 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 #A9C5FE; it also sits naturally between #FEB7A9 and #F0FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEE2AA · RGB 254, 226, 170

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Color values

HEX#FEE2AA
RGB254, 226, 170
HSL40°, 98%, 83%
HSV40°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 11%, 33%, 0%
XYZ75.33, 78.37, 49.19
Yxy78.37, 0.3713, 0.3863
CIE-Lab90.95, 1.73, 30.93
Hunter Lab88.52, 1.72, 25.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEE2AA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEE2AA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEE2AA

.text { color: #FEE2AA; }
.background { background-color: #FEE2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 226, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 226, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 226, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE2AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE2AA

#FED481#FDC658#FDB930#FDAB08#DE9502#B67A02#8D5F01#654401#3D2901#140E00

Tints of #FEE2AA

#FEE4AE#FEE7B8#FEE9BD#FEEAC2#FEEECD#FFF0D2#FFF1D7#FFF3DC#FFF6E6#FFF8EB

Tones of #FEE2AA

#F8E0AF#F2DEB5#ECDCBB#E6DAC1#E0D8C8#DAD6CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9C5FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEE2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE2AA

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 #FEE2AA: ·

How #FEE2AA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F2B8Deuteranopia · #F4F6BBTritanopia · #FDC2C5

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 #FEE2AA rather than the exact color:

Palette 0b1d51
#0B1D51 · #725CAD · #8CCDEB · #FFE3A9
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette 36413d
#36413D · #4C657E · #F29696 · #FFE2AD
Palette Deaa79
#DEAA79 · #FFE6A9 · #B1C29E · #659287
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFE2AF · #E37434
Palette 3f9aae
#3F9AAE · #79C9C5 · #FFE2AF · #F96E5B

Similar colors

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

#FFE3A9#FEE2AD#FFE2AD#FFE6A9#FFE2AF#FFE1AF#FFDDAB#FFDFAF#FFDCA9#FFDDAE#FFE6A5#F9E6A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEE2A9  ·  #FEE2AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE2AA?

#FEE2AA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 226, 170). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE2AA?

#FEE2AA is RGB 254, 226, 170 — HSL 40°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE2AA?

Its complement is #A9C5FE; analogous partners are #FEB7A9 and #F0FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE2AA for text?

Black text on #FEE2AA has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.