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#FEB56D Color

#FEB56D is rgb(254, 181, 109) in RGB, hsl(30, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEB56D
HEX#FEB56D
RGBrgb(254, 181, 109)
HSLhsl(30, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(30, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 57%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.123 64.3)
LABlab(79.67% 21.94 47.33)
LCHlch(79.67% 52.16 65.13)

What #FEB56D 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 #FEB56D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.17Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 6.39Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.43Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 7.05Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 8.84Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 9.13

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

#FEB56D Channel Values

How #FEB56D 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 181 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 57% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEB56D 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEB56D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEB56D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEB56D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEB56D
Complementary
#6CB5FE
Analogous
#FE6C6C
Analogous
#FEFE6C
Triadic
#6CFEB5
Triadic
#B56CFE
Split comp.
#6CFEFE
Split comp.
#6C6CFE

Tints & Shades of #FEB56D

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

#FEBF80
#FEC994
#FFD4A9
#FFDBB8
#FFE6CC
#FFF0E1

Shades

#FE9C39
#FE850B
#D56B01
#A75401
#753B01
#472400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEB56D.

How #FEB56D 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#FEB56D
Protanopia#C4C46C
Protanomaly#DEBE6D
Deuteranopia#D1D168
Deuteranomaly#E4C66A
Tritanopia#FFAEAE
Tritanomaly#FFB198
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEB56D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feb56d: #FEB56D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEB56D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feb56d': '#FEB56D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.710, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_feb56d">#FEB56D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEB56D"

More Orange Colors

#FEB56D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEB56D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEB56D?

#FEB56D is a light orange — rgb(254, 181, 109) in RGB and hsl(30, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #FEB56D?

#FEB56D is rgb(254, 181, 109) — red 254, green 181, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEB56D?

#FEB56D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 57%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEB56D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEB56D scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEB56D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEB56D 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 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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