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#FEA37C Color

#FEA37C is rgb(254, 163, 124) in RGB, hsl(18, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA37C
HEX#FEA37C
RGBrgb(254, 163, 124)
HSLhsl(18, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(18, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 51%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.121 43.8)
LABlab(75.78% 31.75 34.95)
LCHlch(75.78% 47.22 47.75)

What #FEA37C 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 #FEA37C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 1.88Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 4.58Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 7.83Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.74Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 9.43Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.84

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

#FEA37C Channel Values

How #FEA37C 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 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 51% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA37C 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA37C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA37C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA37C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA37C
Complementary
#7CD7FE
Analogous
#FE7C96
Analogous
#FEE47C
Triadic
#7CFEA3
Triadic
#A37CFE
Split comp.
#7CFEE4
Split comp.
#7C96FE

Tints & Shades of #FEA37C

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

#FEAD8B
#FEBC9F
#FEC6AE
#FED4C2
#FFDFD2
#FFEDE6

Shades

#FD7F49
#FD5C17
#DE4402
#AC3502
#792501
#471601

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA37C.

How #FEA37C 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#FEA37C
Protanopia#B7B77B
Protanomaly#D7AF7C
Deuteranopia#C7C777
Deuteranomaly#DFBA79
Tritanopia#FF9F9F
Tritanomaly#FFA092
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA37C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea37c: #FEA37C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA37C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea37c': '#FEA37C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.639, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_fea37c">#FEA37C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA37C"

More Orange Colors

#FEA37C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEA37C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA37C?

#FEA37C is a light orange — rgb(254, 163, 124) in RGB and hsl(18, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #FEA37C?

#FEA37C is rgb(254, 163, 124) — red 254, green 163, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA37C?

#FEA37C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 51%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA37C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA37C scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA37C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA37C 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 1.88, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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