Close to Dark Salmon
#FEB697
#FEB697 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 71.4% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FEB697.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FEB697 as they’d see it.
#FEB697 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FEB697
What color is #FEB697?
#FEB697 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 71.4% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FEB697 in RGB?
#FEB697 is rgb(254, 182, 151): 254 red, 182 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FEB697 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 28, 41, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FEB697?
PANTONE 1555 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FEB697?
Its complement #6BD3FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.