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#FE8962 Color

#FE8962 is rgb(254, 137, 98) in RGB, hsl(15, 99%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE8962
HEX#FE8962
RGBrgb(254, 137, 98)
HSLhsl(15, 99%, 69%)
HSVhsv(15, 61%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.152 39)
LABlab(69.98% 43.03 41.54)
LCHlch(69.98% 59.81 43.99)

What #FE8962 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 #FE8962, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 7.48Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.25Coral#FF7F50ΔE 8.53Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 9.08Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 11.61Terracotta#E2725BΔE 11.61

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

#FE8962 Channel Values

How #FE8962 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 137 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 99% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 61% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 61% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE8962 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE8962 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE8962

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE8962; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE8962
Complementary
#62D7FE
Analogous
#FE6289
Analogous
#FED762
Triadic
#62FE89
Triadic
#8962FE
Split comp.
#62FED7
Split comp.
#6289FE

Tints & Shades of #FE8962

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

#FE9876
#FEA78A
#FFB79F
#FFCAB8
#FFD9CC
#FFE8E1

Shades

#FE6734
#FE4001
#D03501
#A22901
#751E01
#421100

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE8962.

How #FE8962 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#FE8962
Protanopia#A5A561
Protanomaly#CF9B61
Deuteranopia#BBBB5A
Deuteranomaly#D9A95D
Tritanopia#FF8585
Tritanomaly#FF8778
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE8962 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe8962: #FE8962;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE8962;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe8962': '#FE8962' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.537, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_fe8962">#FE8962</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE8962"

More Orange Colors

#FE8962 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FE8962 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE8962?

#FE8962 is a light orange — rgb(254, 137, 98) in RGB and hsl(15, 99%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #FE8962?

#FE8962 is rgb(254, 137, 98) — red 254, green 137, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE8962?

#FE8962 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 61%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE8962 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE8962 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE8962 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE8962 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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