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#FEA34D Color

#FEA34D is rgb(254, 163, 77) in RGB, hsl(29, 99%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 70%, 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 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA34D
HEX#FEA34D
RGBrgb(254, 163, 77)
HSLhsl(29, 99%, 65%)
HSVhsv(29, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.147 61.2)
LABlab(75.30% 29.46 57.67)
LCHlch(75.30% 64.76 62.94)

What #FEA34D 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 #FEA34D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.62Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.66Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 9.34Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.39Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 10.06Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 10.65

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

#FEA34D Channel Values

How #FEA34D 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 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 99% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA34D 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 text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA34D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA34D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA34D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA34D
Complementary
#4DA9FE
Analogous
#FE4D50
Analogous
#FEFB4D
Triadic
#4DFEA3
Triadic
#A34DFE
Split comp.
#4DFEFB
Split comp.
#4D50FE

Tints & Shades of #FEA34D

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

#FEB067
#FEBB7B
#FEC894
#FFD5AE
#FFE2C7
#FFEDDB

Shades

#FE8B20
#F47601
#C66001
#984A01
#6B3401
#422000

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA34D.

How #FEA34D 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#FEA34D
Protanopia#B7B74C
Protanomaly#D7AF4C
Deuteranopia#C7C743
Deuteranomaly#DFBA47
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FF9E83
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA34D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea34d: #FEA34D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA34D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea34d': '#FEA34D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.639, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_fea34d">#FEA34D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA34D"

More Orange Colors

#FEA34D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEA34D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA34D?

#FEA34D is a light orange — rgb(254, 163, 77) in RGB and hsl(29, 99%, 65%) 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 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #FEA34D?

#FEA34D is rgb(254, 163, 77) — red 254, green 163, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA34D?

#FEA34D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA34D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA34D scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA34D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA34D 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 10.98, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.