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#FEA97C Color

#FEA97C is rgb(254, 169, 124) in RGB, hsl(21, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA97C
HEX#FEA97C
RGBrgb(254, 169, 124)
HSLhsl(21, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(21, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.117 48.4)
LABlab(77.11% 28.77 36.62)
LCHlch(77.11% 46.57 51.84)

What #FEA97C 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 #FEA97C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 5.25Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.96Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.14Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 10.01Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 10.59Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 10.73

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

#FEA97C Channel Values

How #FEA97C 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 169 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 51% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA97C 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEA97C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEA97C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA97C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEA97C
Complementary
#7CD0FE
Analogous
#FE7C8F
Analogous
#FEEA7C
Triadic
#7CFEA9
Triadic
#A97CFE
Split comp.
#7CFEEA
Split comp.
#7C8FFE

Tints & Shades of #FEA97C

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

#FEB38B
#FEC09F
#FECAAE
#FED7C2
#FFE1D2
#FFEFE6

Shades

#FD8849
#FD6717
#DE4F02
#AC3D02
#792B01
#471901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEA97C.

How #FEA97C 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#FEA97C
Protanopia#BBBB7B
Protanomaly#D9B47C
Deuteranopia#CACA77
Deuteranomaly#E1BE79
Tritanopia#FFA4A4
Tritanomaly#FFA696
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEA97C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea97c: #FEA97C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA97C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea97c': '#FEA97C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.663, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_fea97c">#FEA97C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEA97C"

More Orange Colors

#FEA97C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEA97C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA97C?

#FEA97C is a light orange — rgb(254, 169, 124) in RGB and hsl(21, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #FEA97C?

#FEA97C is rgb(254, 169, 124) — red 254, green 169, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA97C?

#FEA97C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 51%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA97C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA97C scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA97C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA97C 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 5.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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