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#fee7df

a pale, electric orange · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
254, 231, 223
HSL
16°, 94%, 94%
CMYK
0, 9, 12, 0
Luminance
0.8355

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fee7df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fee7df
Hue
16°
orange
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
94%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
93%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8355
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
8/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.71:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue16° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness94%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool8% 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#fee7df
RGBrgb(254, 231, 223)
HSLhsl(16, 94%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 0%)
LABlab(93.3 6.5 6.7)
LCHlch(93.3 9.4 45.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.944 0.028 40.2)
Decimal16705503
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.906 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fee7df;
background-color: #fee7df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fee7df] bg-[#fee7df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fee7df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.906, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fee7df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEE7DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 231, 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 #fee7df · 17.71:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.71:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fee7df as text scores 1.19:1 on white and 17.71:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fee7df on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fee7df on black: 17.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #ECE9DE
deuteranopia · #F1EDDF
tritanopia · #FFE4E5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fee7df is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF5F2
#fee7df
#FAD0C2
#FCAD92
#FA855C
#F85C25
#ED4307
#C63806
#9E2D05
#722408
#471605
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #FDF5F2Darkest = 950 · #471605
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF5F2;
  --brand-100: #fee7df;
  --brand-200: #FAD0C2;
  --brand-300: #FCAD92;
  --brand-400: #FA855C;
  --brand-500: #F85C25;
  --brand-600: #ED4307;
  --brand-700: #C63806;
  --brand-800: #9E2D05;
  --brand-900: #722408;
  --brand-950: #471605;
  --brand: #fee7df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fee7df

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#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDCBC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B5F4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00C6CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C2304
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEECE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241814
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 #fee7df

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#DFF6FE
Analogous left#FEDFE6
Analogous right#FEF6DF
Split-complement 1#DFFEF6
Split-complement 2#DFE6FE
Triadic 1#DFFEE7
Triadic 2#E7DFFE
Tetradic#E6FEDF

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green90.6%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta9.1%
Yellow12.2%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fee7df text on a black background

contrast 17.71:1

Card sample

#fee7df text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fee7df;
Background color
Panel with #fee7df background
background-color: #fee7df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fee7df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 231, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 231, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fee7df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fee7df, #FEFCDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fee7df

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.

#fee7df 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.

#fee7df, answered

What color is #fee7df?

#fee7df is a pale electric orange, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 16° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 94% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fee7df?

rgb(254, 231, 223) — 254 red, 231 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 90.6% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #fee7df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8355 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 17.71:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fee7df?

Black. It scores 17.71:1 against #fee7df, versus 1.19:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fee7df?

#DFF6FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFFEF6 and #DFE6FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fee7df?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #EDCBC0 for borders, #9B5F4B for secondary text, #00C6CC as an accent and #7C2304 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEDFE6 and #FEF6DF stays calm, while #DFF6FE is the loudest partner.

What is #fee7df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 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 #fee7df warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 8 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEEBDF; nudged cooler, #FEDFE2.

Work with #fee7df in the Color Lab