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#FD9749 Color

#FD9749 is rgb(253, 151, 73) in RGB, hsl(26, 98%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 71%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD9749
HEX#FD9749
RGBrgb(253, 151, 73)
HSLhsl(26, 98%, 64%)
HSVhsv(26, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 71%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.153 55.2)
LABlab(72.52% 34.85 56.61)
LCHlch(72.52% 66.48 58.38)

What #FD9749 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FD9749, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FD9749 Channel Values

How #FD9749 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 253 · G 151 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 98% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 71% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD9749 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FD9749

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD9749; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FD9749

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD9749.

How #FD9749 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FD9749
Protanopia#AEAE47
Protanomaly#D2A548
Deuteranopia#C1C13E
Deuteranomaly#DCB243
Tritanopia#FF9090
Tritanomaly#FF937A
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD9749 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fd9749: #FD9749;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD9749;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd9749': '#FD9749' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.592, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_fd9749">#FD9749</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD9749"

More Orange Colors

#FD9749 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD9749 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD9749?

#FD9749 is a light orange — rgb(253, 151, 73) in RGB and hsl(26, 98%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #FD9749?

#FD9749 is rgb(253, 151, 73) — red 253, green 151, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD9749?

#FD9749 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 71%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD9749 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD9749 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD9749 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD9749 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 13.13, which is visibly different.

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