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FEC596

#FEC596 closest to Shrimp Toast

#FEC596 is a very light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Shrimp Toast. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 77.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(254, 197, 150)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 98% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FEC596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.64:1.

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Variations of #FEC596

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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#FEC596 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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#FEC596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FEC596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4D597
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7C993
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2C994
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4D597
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBD096
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB9B9
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC0A7
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDCDC4

#FEC596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#FEC596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.64:1 Super#FEC596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FEC596 in CSS

/* Shrimp Toast */
.color { color: #FEC596; }
.background { background-color: #FEC596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FEC596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 197 150);
color: hsl(27 98% 79%);
color: oklch(0.864 0.090 60.7);

#FEC596 FAQ

What color is #FEC596?

#FEC596 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Shrimp Toast. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FEC596?

#FEC596 is rgb(254, 197, 150) in RGB, hsl(27, 98%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FEC596?

The complementary color of #FEC596 is #96CFFE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FEC596?

Black text has the best contrast on #FEC596: 13.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FEC596 a warm or cool color?

#FEC596 is a warm color.