Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#FECEB9

#FECEB9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 254, 206, 185, HSL 18, 97%, 86%, has luminance 0.6872, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orangewarmlightpastel
#FECEB9 Sample readable text
HEX #FECEB9
RGB rgb(254, 206, 185)
HSL hsl(18 97% 86%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 27, 0)
Luminance 0.6872
Contrast Black 14.74:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-feceb9: #FECEB9;
.background-feceb9 { background-color: #FECEB9; }
.text-feceb9 { color: #FECEB9; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6872
Black text14.74:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#FECEB9","rgb":[254,206,185],"hsl":[18,97,86],"cmyk":[0,19,27,0],"luminance":0.6872,"contrast":{"black":14.74,"white":1.42}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEF0B9","hex":"#FEF0B9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B9E9FE","hex":"#B9E9FE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6D1C1","hex":"#F6D1C1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Apricot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/feceb9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach-puff.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#B9E9FE","analogous":["#FEB9C7","#FEF0B9"],"triadic":["#B9FECD","#CDB9FE"],"tetradic":["#C7FEB9","#B9E9FE","#F0B9FE"],"splitComplementary":["#B9FEF0","#B9C7FE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FECEB9","#FD8E5E"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FD8E5E","saturated":"#FFCDB8","desaturated":"#F6D1C1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEAE0"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":8.54400374531753},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"peach-puff","name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":17.72004514666935}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #FECEB9

#FECEB9 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FECEB9 is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 254, 206, and 185, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 97% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.6872, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.74:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FECEB9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.74:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#FEF0B9#000000 text · best 18.38:1#FEF0B9
#B9E9FE#000000 text · best 16.15:1#B9E9FE
Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9
#F6D1C1#000000 text · best 14.81:1#F6D1C1

Generated Palette

#FECEB9#FECEB9
#B9E9FE#B9E9FE
#FEB9C7#FEB9C7
#FEF0B9#FEF0B9
White#FFFFFF
#FD8E5E#FD8E5E

Color Harmonies

#B9E9FE#B9E9FE
#FEB9C7#FEB9C7
#FEF0B9#FEF0B9
#B9FECD#B9FECD
#CDB9FE#CDB9FE

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FD8E5E#FD8E5E
#FFCDB8#FFCDB8
#F6D1C1#F6D1C1
White#FFFFFF
#FFEAE0#FFEAE0

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1
Pastel Peach#FFDAB9
Peach Puff#FFDAB9
Feldspar#F0CDB7
Morganite#F5C6C6

Related HEX Guides

Apricot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FBCEB1.Pastel Peach colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFDAB9.Peach Puff colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFDAB9.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#FECEB9 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.