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#fed990 color: Egg Cream

#fed990 is rgb(254, 217, 144) in RGB and oklch(90.058% 0.10002 83.677) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

90.1%
0.100
84°
  • Amber
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • orange-200
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.35:1Hard to read
Lc -20
Black text
15.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 86

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About #fed990

#fed990 is a pastel very light amber color. In OKLCH it has 90.1% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.35:1 contrast and black text 15.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Egg Cream (#ffd98c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More amber colors

Lighter: #fed990 mixed with white

  1. fed990
  2. fedd9c
  3. fee1a8
  4. ffe5b3
  5. ffe9be
  6. ffecc9
  7. fff0d4
  8. fff4df
  9. fff8ea
  10. fffbf4

Darker: #fed990 mixed with black

  1. fed990
  2. ddbc7d
  3. bda16a
  4. 9e8657
  5. 806c45
  6. 635334
  7. 473b24
  8. 2d2515
  9. 161107
  10. 030201

Calmer: #fed990 with less saturation

  1. fed990
  2. fbda99
  3. f8daa1
  4. f5dbaa
  5. f1dcb1
  6. eedcb9
  7. ebddc1
  8. e8ddc8
  9. e5ddd0
  10. e1ded7

Questions about #fed990

What color is #fed990?

#fed990 is pastel very light amber. The closest named color is Egg Cream. In RGB it is rgb(254, 217, 144), in HSL hsl(39.82, 98.21%, 78.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(90.058% 0.10002 83.677).

What colors go well with #fed990?

The complementary color of #fed990 is #c7dfff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffcfa9 and #dde698. The triadic partners are #87f2fc and #ffc8ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fed990?

Black text reads better on #fed990: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and black gives 15.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fed990 a warm or cool color?

#fed990 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 90.1% and its chroma 0.1.