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#FEA348 Color

#FEA348 is rgb(254, 163, 72) in RGB, hsl(30, 99%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 72%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA348
HEX#FEA348
RGBrgb(254, 163, 72)
HSLhsl(30, 99%, 64%)
HSVhsv(30, 72%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 72%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.149 62.3)
LABlab(75.26% 29.29 59.84)
LCHlch(75.26% 66.62 63.92)

What #FEA348 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 #FEA348, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 7.69Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.32Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 8.35Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 9.4Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.17Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 10.22

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

#FEA348 Channel Values

How #FEA348 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 163 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 99% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 72% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 72% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA348 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA348 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA348

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA348; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA348
Complementary
#48A3FE
Analogous
#FE4848
Analogous
#FEFE48
Triadic
#48FEA3
Triadic
#A348FE
Split comp.
#48FEFE
Split comp.
#4848FE

Tints & Shades of #FEA348

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

#FEB062
#FEBD7B
#FEC994
#FFD4A9
#FFE0C2
#FFEDDB

Shades

#FE8C1B
#EF7801
#C16101
#984D01
#6B3601
#422100

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA348.

How #FEA348 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#FEA348
Protanopia#B7B746
Protanomaly#D7AF47
Deuteranopia#C7C73D
Deuteranomaly#DFBA42
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FF9E82
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA348 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea348: #FEA348;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA348;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea348': '#FEA348' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.639, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_fea348">#FEA348</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA348"

More Orange Colors

#FEA348 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEA348 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA348?

#FEA348 is a light orange — rgb(254, 163, 72) in RGB and hsl(30, 99%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #FEA348?

#FEA348 is rgb(254, 163, 72) — red 254, green 163, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA348?

#FEA348 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 72%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA348 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA348 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA348 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA348 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 12.99, which is visibly different.

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