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#FEAB10 Color

#FEAB10 is rgb(254, 171, 16) in RGB, hsl(39, 99%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Yellow (Crayola) (#FFAA1D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEAB10
HEX#FEAB10
RGBrgb(254, 171, 16)
HSLhsl(39, 99%, 53%)
HSVhsv(39, 94%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.168 73.6)
LABlab(76.85% 24.22 78.00)
LCHlch(76.85% 81.67 72.75)

What #FEAB10 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 #FEAB10, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FEAB10 Channel Values

How #FEAB10 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 171 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 99% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 94% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 94% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEAB10 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEAB10 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEAB10

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEAB10; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEAB10

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEAB10.

How #FEAB10 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#FEAB10
Protanopia#BDBD08
Protanomaly#DAB60C
Deuteranopia#CBCB00
Deuteranomaly#E1BF00
Tritanopia#FFA1A1
Tritanomaly#FFA580
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEAB10 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feab10: #FEAB10;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEAB10;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feab10': '#FEAB10' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.671, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_feab10">#FEAB10</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEAB10"

More Orange Colors

#FEAB10 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEAB10 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEAB10?

#FEAB10 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(254, 171, 16) in RGB and hsl(39, 99%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Yellow (Crayola) (#FFAA1D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.55.

What is the RGB value of #FEAB10?

#FEAB10 is rgb(254, 171, 16) — red 254, green 171, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEAB10?

#FEAB10 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEAB10 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEAB10 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEAB10 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEAB10 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 3.7, which is very hard to tell apart.

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