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#FE8548 Color

#FE8548 is rgb(254, 133, 72) in RGB, hsl(20, 99%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 72%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mango Tango (#FF8243), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE8548
HEX#FE8548
RGBrgb(254, 133, 72)
HSLhsl(20, 99%, 64%)
HSVhsv(20, 72%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 72%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.165 45.6)
LABlab(68.94% 43.92 53.49)
LCHlch(68.94% 69.21 50.61)

What #FE8548 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 #FE8548, 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.

#FE8548 Channel Values

How #FE8548 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 133 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 99% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 72% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 72% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE8548 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE8548

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE8548; 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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Tints & Shades of #FE8548

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 #FE8548.

How #FE8548 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#FE8548
Protanopia#A2A246
Protanomaly#CE9847
Deuteranopia#B9B93B
Deuteranomaly#D8A741
Tritanopia#FF7F7F
Tritanomaly#FF826D
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE8548 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe8548: #FE8548;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE8548;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe8548': '#FE8548' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.522, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_fe8548">#FE8548</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE8548"

More Orange Colors

#FE8548 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE8548 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE8548?

#FE8548 is a light orange — rgb(254, 133, 72) in RGB and hsl(20, 99%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mango Tango (#FF8243), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #FE8548?

#FE8548 is rgb(254, 133, 72) — red 254, green 133, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE8548?

#FE8548 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 72%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE8548 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE8548 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE8548 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE8548 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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