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#FE902A Color

#FE902A is rgb(254, 144, 42) in RGB, hsl(29, 99%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Carrot (#FF9933), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE902A
HEX#FE902A
RGBrgb(254, 144, 42)
HSLhsl(29, 99%, 58%)
HSVhsv(29, 83%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.169 57.2)
LABlab(71.00% 37.87 67.74)
LCHlch(71.00% 77.61 60.79)

What #FE902A 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 #FE902A, 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.

#FE902A Channel Values

How #FE902A 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 144 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 99% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 83% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 83% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE902A 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE902A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE902A; 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 #FE902A

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 #FE902A.

How #FE902A 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#FE902A
Protanopia#AAAA27
Protanomaly#D1A028
Deuteranopia#BEBE0B
Deuteranomaly#DBAD1B
Tritanopia#FF8888
Tritanomaly#FF8B6E
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE902A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe902a: #FE902A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE902A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe902a': '#FE902A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.565, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_fe902a">#FE902A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE902A"

More Orange Colors

#FE902A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE902A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE902A?

#FE902A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(254, 144, 42) in RGB and hsl(29, 99%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Carrot (#FF9933), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #FE902A?

#FE902A is rgb(254, 144, 42) — red 254, green 144, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE902A?

#FE902A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE902A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE902A scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE902A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE902A 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 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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