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#FE985C Papaya

#FE985C is a light, moderately saturated orange named Papaya. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 59.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(254, 152, 92)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 99% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black. #FE985C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #FE985C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FE985C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FE985C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FE985C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDBA5B
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A456
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCA357
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDBA5B
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCAF5B
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF848A
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9074
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8ACA2

#FE985C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#FE985C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#FE985C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FE985C in CSS

/* Papaya */
.color { color: #FE985C; }
.background { background-color: #FE985C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FE985C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 152 92);
color: hsl(22 99% 68%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.144 49.9);

#FE985C FAQ

What color is #FE985C?

#FE985C is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Papaya. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FE985C?

#FE985C is rgb(254, 152, 92) in RGB, hsl(22, 99%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FE985C?

The complementary color of #FE985C is #5CC2FE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FE985C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FE985C: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FE985C a warm or cool color?

#FE985C is a warm color.