Information about #FED97D color

#FED97D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FED97D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(254, 217, 125) — 99.6% red, 85.1% green, 49% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 51 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FED97D is a maximally vivid orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from La Luna (#FFD87A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salomie (#FFD67B) and Golden Glow (#F9D77E).

In RGB terms — rgb(254, 217, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FED97D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.4:1 (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.

#FED97D color variations

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

#FED97D 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 #FED97D

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

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FED97D
  • RGB254, 217, 125
  • CMYK0, 15, 51, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 217, 125)
  • HSL43°, 98%, 74%
  • HSL Precise42.791°, 98.473%, 74.314%
  • HSV43°, 51%, 100%
  • HSB43°, 51%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.851, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.851, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.851, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFED97D
  • DECIMAL ID16701821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01