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#FEA05D Color

#FEA05D is rgb(254, 160, 93) in RGB, hsl(25, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA05D
HEX#FEA05D
RGBrgb(254, 160, 93)
HSLhsl(25, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(25, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.139 54.6)
LABlab(74.77% 31.59 49.58)
LCHlch(74.77% 58.78 57.50)

What #FEA05D 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 #FEA05D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.27Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.92Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 7.44Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.96Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 9.8Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.63

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

#FEA05D Channel Values

How #FEA05D 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 160 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 63% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA05D 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA05D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA05D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA05D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA05D
Complementary
#5DBBFE
Analogous
#FE5D6A
Analogous
#FEF15D
Triadic
#5DFEA0
Triadic
#A05DFE
Split comp.
#5DFEF1
Split comp.
#5D6AFE

Tints & Shades of #FEA05D

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

#FEAC71
#FEBB8A
#FFC79F
#FFD2B3
#FFDEC7
#FFEDE1

Shades

#FE852F
#FE6A01
#D05701
#9D4201
#702F01
#421C00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA05D.

How #FEA05D 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#FEA05D
Protanopia#B5B55C
Protanomaly#D6AD5C
Deuteranopia#C6C655
Deuteranomaly#DFB859
Tritanopia#FF9A9A
Tritanomaly#FF9C85
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA05D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea05d: #FEA05D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA05D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea05d': '#FEA05D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.627, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_fea05d">#FEA05D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA05D"

More Orange Colors

#FEA05D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEA05D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA05D?

#FEA05D is a light orange — rgb(254, 160, 93) in RGB and hsl(25, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #FEA05D?

#FEA05D is rgb(254, 160, 93) — red 254, green 160, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA05D?

#FEA05D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA05D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA05D scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA05D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA05D 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 6.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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