Bittersweet (#FE6F5E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.75:1 — vs black: 7.65:1

Color values

HEX #FE6F5E
RGB rgb(254, 111, 94)
HSL hsl(6, 98%, 68%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 56, 63, 0 )
Websafe #FF6666

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FE6F5E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#5EEDFE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#FE5E9D

#FEBF5E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#5EFE6F

#6F5EFE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#5EFEBF

#5E9DFE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#9DFE5E

#5EEDFE

#BF5EFE

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Bittersweet
#FE6F5E Base

#C21601

#FE2B12

#FE4B35

#FE9387

#FEB3AA

#FFE8E6

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Bittersweet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190300

— #590A01

— #9A1101

— #DA1801

— #FE361E

Bittersweet #FE6F5E Base

— #FE8779

— #FEA094

— #FFB8AF

— #FFD0CB

— #FFE8E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FE6F5E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FE6F5E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FE6F5E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FE6F5E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FE6F5E,
        #5EEDFE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FE6F5E,
        #5EEDFE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$bittersweet: #FE6F5E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$bittersweet-r: 254;
$bittersweet-g: 111;
$bittersweet-b: 94;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $bittersweet;
    color: rgba($bittersweet-r, $bittersweet-g, $bittersweet-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Bittersweet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FE6F5E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #AAAA56 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #89895F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF6D6D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9C9C9C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Bittersweet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Bittersweet #FE6F5E Base

Pastel Red #FF6961 ΔE 2.39

Sunset Orange #FD5E53 ΔE 3.26

Salmon #FA8072 ΔE 3.93

Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 4.17

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.