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#FE714D Color

#FE714D is rgb(254, 113, 77) in RGB, hsl(12, 99%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE714D
HEX#FE714D
RGBrgb(254, 113, 77)
HSLhsl(12, 99%, 65%)
HSVhsv(12, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.18 35.4)
LABlab(65.23% 53.26 47.10)
LCHlch(65.23% 71.10 41.49)

What #FE714D 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 #FE714D, 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 red in the library.

#FE714D Channel Values

How #FE714D 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 113 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 99% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE714D 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE714D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE714D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FE714D

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 #FE714D.

How #FE714D 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#FE714D
Protanopia#96964B
Protanomaly#C8894C
Deuteranopia#B1B140
Deuteranomaly#D49B46
Tritanopia#FF6D6D
Tritanomaly#FF6F62
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE714D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe714d: #FE714D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE714D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe714d': '#FE714D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.443, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_fe714d">#FE714D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE714D"

More Red Colors

#FE714D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE714D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE714D?

#FE714D is a light red — rgb(254, 113, 77) in RGB and hsl(12, 99%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outrageous Orange (#FF6E4A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #FE714D?

#FE714D is rgb(254, 113, 77) — red 254, green 113, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE714D?

#FE714D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE714D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE714D scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE714D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE714D 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 6.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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