#FE985CPapaya (#FE985C) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.144. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FE985C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 152, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 99%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 64%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 64%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.4 33 47.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.775 0.144 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Papaya shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff9353 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ff9859 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#fe985c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff995e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Papaya in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.13:1 and against black 9.86:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee5 · #fe985c · #e6864c · #b8622d · #8c4108 · #5c2600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffd68b · #ffb86f · #fe985c · #ea826a · #d16f74 · #b46079
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fe985c · #9f9964 · #b1602e · #685d00 · #692d00 · #2e2800
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f2d1c0 · #fe985c · #00a1d5 · #986548 · #74472e · #4b2f1e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5fd · #fe985c · #a9958a · #545e64 · #342117 · #000204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f4fa · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #fe985c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d8b3 · #fe985c · #ba909e · #23858d · #2e3d4c · #04110a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4e3d8 · #fe985c · #7daab3 · #4664bf · #353957 · #24060a
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fced · #fe985c · #3db08f · #5e49a6 · #29115c · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3fade · #fe985c · #72ab65 · #006688 · #3e044a · #00050c
#FFA877 · #FFB891 · #FFC7A9 · #FFD6C0 · #FFE4D6
#D47943 · #AC5C29 · #85400E · #5E2700 · #361300
#F0A073 · #E1A786 · #D2AD99
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.