Information about #FED9B6 color

#FED9B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FED9B6 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(254, 217, 182) — 99.6% red, 85.1% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 28 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FED9B6 presents itself as a intensely saturated orange — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sandy Tan (#FDD9B5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sandy Beach (#FEDBB7) and Peach Puff (#FFDAB9).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(254, 217, 182)), which gives #FED9B6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 15.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FED9B6 color variations

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

#FED9B6 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 #FED9B6

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

Sandy Tan color link
Sandy Tan

#FDD9B5

Sandy Beach color link
Sandy Beach

#FEDBB7

Peach Puff color link
Peach Puff

#FFDAB9

Light Orange color link
Light Orange

#FED8B1

Light Peach color link
Light Peach

#FFD8B1

Soft Topaz color link
Soft Topaz

#FFD6AE

Skin color link
Skin

#FFE0BD

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Wheat color link
Wheat

#F5DEB3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FED9B6
  • RGB254, 217, 182
  • CMYK0, 15, 28, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 217, 182)
  • HSL29°, 97%, 85%
  • HSL Precise29.167°, 97.297%, 85.49%
  • HSV29°, 28%, 100%
  • HSB29°, 28%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.851, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.851, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.851, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFED9B6
  • DECIMAL ID16701878
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01