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#FEAB3E Color

#FEAB3E is rgb(254, 171, 62) in RGB, hsl(34, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 76%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEAB3E
HEX#FEAB3E
RGBrgb(254, 171, 62)
HSLhsl(34, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(34, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 76%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.153 69.1)
LABlab(77.00% 25.01 65.60)
LCHlch(77.00% 70.21 69.13)

What #FEAB3E 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 #FEAB3E, 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.

#FEAB3E Channel Values

How #FEAB3E 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 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 76% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEAB3E 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEAB3E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEAB3E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FEAB3E

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

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How #FEAB3E 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#FEAB3E
Protanopia#BDBD3C
Protanomaly#DAB63D
Deuteranopia#CBCB32
Deuteranomaly#E1BF37
Tritanopia#FFA2A2
Tritanomaly#FFA685
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEAB3E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feab3e: #FEAB3E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEAB3E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feab3e': '#FEAB3E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.671, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_feab3e">#FEAB3E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEAB3E"

More Orange Colors

#FEAB3E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEAB3E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEAB3E?

#FEAB3E is a light orange — rgb(254, 171, 62) in RGB and hsl(34, 99%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.48.

What is the RGB value of #FEAB3E?

#FEAB3E is rgb(254, 171, 62) — red 254, green 171, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEAB3E?

#FEAB3E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 76%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEAB3E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEAB3E scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEAB3E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEAB3E 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 13.82, which is visibly different.

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