Close to Apricot
#FEBE99
#FEBE99 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 74.5% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 98% saturation and 80% 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 #FEBE99.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FEBE99 as they’d see it.
#FEBE99 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 #FEBE99
What color is #FEBE99?
#FEBE99 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 74.5% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 22°, with 98% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FEBE99 in RGB?
#FEBE99 is rgb(254, 190, 153): 254 red, 190 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FEBE99 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 40, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FEBE99?
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 #FEBE99?
Its complement #89D5FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.