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#FE6F5E Bittersweet

#FE6F5E is a light, vivid red, known as Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 43.5% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 99% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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7.65:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FE6F5E as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FE6F5E
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #FE6F5E

What color is #FE6F5E?

#FE6F5E is a light, vivid red, known as Bittersweet. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 43.5% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 99% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FE6F5E in RGB?

#FE6F5E is rgb(254, 111, 94): 254 red, 111 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FE6F5E in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 56, 63, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FE6F5E?

PANTONE 1645 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FE6F5E?

Its complement #00ACBC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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