Information about #FED5AE color

#FED5AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FED5AE belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(254, 213, 174) — 99.6% red, 83.5% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 31 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FED5AE is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Topaz (#FFD6AE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Apricot (#FDD5B1) and Light Orange (#FED8B1).

The recipe behind #FED5AE is rgb(254, 213, 174), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FED5AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FED5AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FED5AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FED5AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Topaz color link
Soft Topaz

#FFD6AE

Light Orange color link
Light Orange

#FED8B1

Light Peach color link
Light Peach

#FFD8B1

Sandy Tan color link
Sandy Tan

#FDD9B5

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Oscar color link
Oscar

#F4D5AC

Peach Yellow color link
Peach Yellow

#FADFAD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FED5AE
  • RGB254, 213, 174
  • CMYK0, 16, 31, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 213, 174)
  • HSL29°, 98%, 84%
  • HSL Precise29.25°, 97.561%, 83.922%
  • HSV29°, 31%, 100%
  • HSB29°, 31%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.835, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.835, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.835, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFED5AE
  • DECIMAL ID16700846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01