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#fecdaf

a light, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
254, 205, 175
HSL
23°, 98%, 84%
CMYK
0, 19, 31, 0
Luminance
0.6783

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fecdaf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fecdaf
Hue
23°
orange
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6783
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
4/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.57:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue23° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool4% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fecdaf
RGBrgb(254, 205, 175)
HSLhsl(23, 98%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 0%)
LABlab(85.9 13.2 21.5)
LCHlch(85.9 25.2 58.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.884 0.069 53.1)
Decimal16698799
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.804 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fecdaf;
background-color: #fecdaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fecdaf] bg-[#fecdaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fecdaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.804, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fecdaf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFECDAF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 205, 254)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fecdaf · 14.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fecdaf as text scores 1.44:1 on white and 14.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fecdaf on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fecdaf on black: 14.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DBD1AD
deuteranopia · #E6DBAF
tritanopia · #FFC4C5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fecdaf is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF6F1
#FCEDE4
#fecdaf
#FEBA90
#FD9759
#FC7521
#F25E03
#C94E03
#A13F02
#743006
#491E04
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF6F1Darkest = 950 · #491E04
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF6F1;
  --brand-100: #FCEDE4;
  --brand-200: #fecdaf;
  --brand-300: #FEBA90;
  --brand-400: #FD9759;
  --brand-500: #FC7521;
  --brand-600: #F25E03;
  --brand-700: #C94E03;
  --brand-800: #A13F02;
  --brand-900: #743006;
  --brand-950: #491E04;
  --brand: #fecdaf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fecdaf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD1C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B694B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00B0CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E3102
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFEFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241A14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fecdaf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#AFE0FE
Analogous left#FEAFB8
Analogous right#FEF4AF
Split-complement 1#AFFEF4
Split-complement 2#AFB8FE
Triadic 1#AFFECD
Triadic 2#CDAFFE
Tetradic#B8FEAF

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green80.4%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow31.1%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fecdaf text on a black background

contrast 14.57:1

Card sample

#fecdaf text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fecdaf;
Background color
Panel with #fecdaf background
background-color: #fecdaf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fecdaf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 205, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 205, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fecdaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fecdaf, #FAFEAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fecdaf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fecdaf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fecdaf, answered

What color is #fecdaf?

#fecdaf is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 23° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fecdaf?

rgb(254, 205, 175) — 254 red, 205 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 80.4% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #fecdaf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6783 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fecdaf?

Black. It scores 14.57:1 against #fecdaf, versus 1.44:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fecdaf?

#AFE0FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AFFEF4 and #AFB8FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fecdaf?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD1C0 for borders, #9B694B for secondary text, #00B0CC as an accent and #7E3102 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEAFB8 and #FEF4AF stays calm, while #AFE0FE is the loudest partner.

What is #fecdaf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fecdaf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 4 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEDFC8; nudged cooler, #FFAFAE.

Work with #fecdaf in the Color Lab