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#FEA46D Color

#FEA46D is rgb(254, 164, 109) in RGB, hsl(23, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA46D
HEX#FEA46D
RGBrgb(254, 164, 109)
HSLhsl(23, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(23, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 57%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.128 51.4)
LABlab(75.82% 30.39 42.78)
LCHlch(75.82% 52.47 54.61)

What #FEA46D 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 #FEA46D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.99Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 6Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.69Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 7.93Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.09Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 9.35

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

#FEA46D Channel Values

How #FEA46D 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 164 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 57% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA46D 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 text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA46D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA46D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA46D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA46D
Complementary
#6CC6FE
Analogous
#FE6C7D
Analogous
#FEED6C
Triadic
#6CFEA4
Triadic
#A46CFE
Split comp.
#6CFEED
Split comp.
#6C7DFE

Tints & Shades of #FEA46D

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

#FEB180
#FEBD94
#FFCAA9
#FFD3B8
#FFE0CC
#FFECE1

Shades

#FE8539
#FE680B
#D55201
#A74101
#752D01
#471B00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA46D.

How #FEA46D 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#FEA46D
Protanopia#B8B86C
Protanomaly#D7B06C
Deuteranopia#C8C867
Deuteranomaly#E0BB69
Tritanopia#FF9E9E
Tritanomaly#FFA18D
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA46D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea46d: #FEA46D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA46D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea46d': '#FEA46D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.643, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_fea46d">#FEA46D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA46D"

More Orange Colors

#FEA46D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEA46D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA46D?

#FEA46D is a light orange — rgb(254, 164, 109) in RGB and hsl(23, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #FEA46D?

#FEA46D is rgb(254, 164, 109) — red 254, green 164, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA46D?

#FEA46D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 57%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA46D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA46D scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA46D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA46D 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 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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