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#FE700B Color

#FE700B is rgb(254, 112, 11) in RGB, hsl(25, 99%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Orange (#FF7300), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE700B
HEX#FE700B
RGBrgb(254, 112, 11)
HSLhsl(25, 99%, 52%)
HSVhsv(25, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.195 46.4)
LABlab(64.71% 52.46 71.52)
LCHlch(64.71% 88.70 53.74)

What #FE700B 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 #FE700B, 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.

#FE700B Channel Values

How #FE700B 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 254 · G 112 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 99% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 96% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE700B 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE700B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE700B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE700B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FE700B

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE700B.

How #FE700B 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#FE700B
Protanopia#969600
Protanomaly#C88804
Deuteranopia#B0B000
Deuteranomaly#D49B00
Tritanopia#FF6969
Tritanomaly#FF6C53
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE700B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe700b: #FE700B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE700B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe700b': '#FE700B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.439, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_fe700b">#FE700B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE700B"

More Orange Colors

#FE700B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE700B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE700B?

#FE700B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(254, 112, 11) in RGB and hsl(25, 99%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Orange (#FF7300), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.46.

What is the RGB value of #FE700B?

#FE700B is rgb(254, 112, 11) — red 254, green 112, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE700B?

#FE700B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE700B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE700B scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE700B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE700B 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.55, which is visibly different.

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