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#FE9D58 Color

#FE9D58 is rgb(254, 157, 88) in RGB, hsl(25, 99%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 65%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE9D58
HEX#FE9D58
RGBrgb(254, 157, 88)
HSLhsl(25, 99%, 67%)
HSVhsv(25, 65%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 65%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.143 54.3)
LABlab(74.07% 32.86 51.23)
LCHlch(74.07% 60.86 57.33)

What #FE9D58 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 #FE9D58, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 6.8Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.12Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.21Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.34Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.92Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 10.71

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

#FE9D58 Channel Values

How #FE9D58 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 157 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 99% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 65% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 65% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE9D58 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE9D58 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE9D58

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE9D58; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE9D58
Complementary
#58B9FE
Analogous
#FE5865
Analogous
#FEF058
Triadic
#58FE9D
Triadic
#9D58FE
Split comp.
#58FEF0
Split comp.
#5865FE

Tints & Shades of #FE9D58

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

#FEA96C
#FEB885
#FEC49A
#FFD2B3
#FFDEC7
#FFEDE1

Shades

#FE822A
#F96801
#CB5501
#9D4201
#702F01
#421C00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE9D58.

How #FE9D58 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#FE9D58
Protanopia#B3B357
Protanomaly#D5AA57
Deuteranopia#C4C450
Deuteranomaly#DEB653
Tritanopia#FF9696
Tritanomaly#FF9982
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE9D58 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe9d58: #FE9D58;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE9D58;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe9d58': '#FE9D58' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.616, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_fe9d58">#FE9D58</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE9D58"

More Orange Colors

#FE9D58 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FE9D58 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE9D58?

#FE9D58 is a light orange — rgb(254, 157, 88) in RGB and hsl(25, 99%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #FE9D58?

#FE9D58 is rgb(254, 157, 88) — red 254, green 157, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE9D58?

#FE9D58 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 65%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE9D58 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE9D58 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE9D58 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE9D58 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 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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