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#FE9B5D Color

#FE9B5D is rgb(254, 155, 93) in RGB, hsl(23, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE9B5D
HEX#FE9B5D
RGBrgb(254, 155, 93)
HSLhsl(23, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(23, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 63%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.142 51.4)
LABlab(73.68% 34.06 48.35)
LCHlch(73.68% 59.14 54.84)

What #FE9B5D 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 #FE9B5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 5.07Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.43Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.52Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.83Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 9.77Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 11.68

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

#FE9B5D Channel Values

How #FE9B5D 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 155 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 63% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE9B5D 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE9B5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE9B5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE9B5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE9B5D
Complementary
#5DC0FE
Analogous
#FE5D6F
Analogous
#FEEB5D
Triadic
#5DFE9B
Triadic
#9B5DFE
Split comp.
#5DFEEB
Split comp.
#5D6FFE

Tints & Shades of #FE9B5D

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

#FEA771
#FEB78A
#FFC39F
#FFD0B3
#FFDCC7
#FFECE1

Shades

#FE7E2F
#FE6201
#D05001
#9D3D01
#702B01
#421900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE9B5D.

How #FE9B5D 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#FE9B5D
Protanopia#B1B15C
Protanomaly#D4A95C
Deuteranopia#C3C355
Deuteranomaly#DDB558
Tritanopia#FF9595
Tritanomaly#FF9782
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE9B5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe9b5d: #FE9B5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE9B5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe9b5d': '#FE9B5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.608, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_fe9b5d">#FE9B5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE9B5D"

More Orange Colors

#FE9B5D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FE9B5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE9B5D?

#FE9B5D is a light orange — rgb(254, 155, 93) in RGB and hsl(23, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #FE9B5D?

#FE9B5D is rgb(254, 155, 93) — red 254, green 155, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE9B5D?

#FE9B5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE9B5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE9B5D scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE9B5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE9B5D 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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