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#FEBA6D Color

#FEBA6D is rgb(254, 186, 109) in RGB, hsl(32, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEBA6D
HEX#FEBA6D
RGBrgb(254, 186, 109)
HSLhsl(32, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(32, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 57%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.123 68.2)
LABlab(80.84% 19.46 48.68)
LCHlch(80.84% 52.43 68.21)

What #FEBA6D 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 #FEBA6D, 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.

#FEBA6D Channel Values

How #FEBA6D 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 186 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 57% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEBA6D 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEBA6D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEBA6D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEBA6D

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 #FEBA6D.

How #FEBA6D 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#FEBA6D
Protanopia#C8C86C
Protanomaly#E0C26D
Deuteranopia#D4D468
Deuteranomaly#E6CA6A
Tritanopia#FFB3B3
Tritanomaly#FFB69C
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEBA6D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feba6d: #FEBA6D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEBA6D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feba6d': '#FEBA6D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.729, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_feba6d">#FEBA6D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEBA6D"

More Orange Colors

#FEBA6D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEBA6D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEBA6D?

#FEBA6D is a light orange — rgb(254, 186, 109) in RGB and hsl(32, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #FEBA6D?

#FEBA6D is rgb(254, 186, 109) — red 254, green 186, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEBA6D?

#FEBA6D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 57%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEBA6D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEBA6D scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEBA6D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEBA6D 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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