#fe9500

Color #fe9500

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#fe9500

RGB

rgb(254, 149, 0)

HSL

hsl(35.2, 100%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.2, 100%, 99.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 100%, 0.4%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 31.82, 76.53)

LCH

lch(71.26, 82.88, 67.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.1745, 62.86)

HWB

hwb(35.2, 0%, 0.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0069fe

Analogous

#fe1600

#fe9500

#e8fe00

Triadic

#fe9500

#00fe95

#9500fe

Split-complementary

#fe9500

#00e8fe

#1600fe

Tetradic

#fe9500

#69fe00

#0069fe

#9500fe

Square

#fe9500

#00fe16

#0069fe

#fe00e8

Shades

Color #fe9500 mixed toward black.

#d47c00

#a96300

#7f4b00

#553200

#2a1900

Tints

Color #fe9500 mixed toward white.

#ffa72a

#ffb854

#ffca7f

#ffdcaa

#ffedd4

Tones

Color #fe9500 mixed toward gray.

#e99115

#d48e2a

#be8a3f

#a98655

#94836a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d84c · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#dee555 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#fa656a · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 28.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #fe9500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fe9500]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#fe9500 (#fe9500) is rgb(254, 149, 0) in RGB.

No, #fe9500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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