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#FEA571 Color

#FEA571 is rgb(254, 165, 113) in RGB, hsl(22, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 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 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA571
HEX#FEA571
RGBrgb(254, 165, 113)
HSLhsl(22, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(22, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.125 50.5)
LABlab(76.09% 30.11 41.05)
LCHlch(76.09% 50.91 53.74)

What #FEA571 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 #FEA571, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.43Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 6.7Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 6.81Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.87Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.36Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 10.55

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

#FEA571 Channel Values

How #FEA571 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 165 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 56% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA571 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA571 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA571

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA571; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA571
Complementary
#71CAFE
Analogous
#FE7184
Analogous
#FEEB71
Triadic
#71FEA5
Triadic
#A571FE
Split comp.
#71FEEB
Split comp.
#7184FE

Tints & Shades of #FEA571

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

#FEB285
#FEBB94
#FFC8A9
#FFD5BD
#FFE2D1
#FFECE1

Shades

#FE853E
#FE6810
#DA5101
#A73E01
#752B01
#471A00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA571.

How #FEA571 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#FEA571
Protanopia#B8B870
Protanomaly#D8B170
Deuteranopia#C8C86B
Deuteranomaly#E0BB6E
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FFA28F
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA571 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea571: #FEA571;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA571;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea571': '#FEA571' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.647, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_fea571">#FEA571</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA571"

More Orange Colors

#FEA571 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEA571 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA571?

#FEA571 is a light orange — rgb(254, 165, 113) in RGB and hsl(22, 99%, 72%) 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 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #FEA571?

#FEA571 is rgb(254, 165, 113) — red 254, green 165, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA571?

#FEA571 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 56%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA571 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA571 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA571 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA571 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 6.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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