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#FEA366 — Light Vivid Orange

#FEA366 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FEA366 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FEA366 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #67C2FE; it also sits naturally between #FE6776 and #FEEF67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEA366 · RGB 254, 163, 102

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Color values

HEX#FEA366
RGB254, 163, 102
HSL24°, 99%, 70%
HSV24°, 60%, 100%
CMYK0%, 36%, 60%, 0%
XYZ56.37, 48.22, 18.91
Yxy48.22, 0.4564, 0.3905
CIE-Lab74.97, 27.99, 45.26
Hunter Lab69.44, 27.50, 29.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 64% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 60% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FEA366 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEA366 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEA366

.text { color: #FEA366; }
.background { background-color: #FEA366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEA366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 163, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 99%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEA366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 163, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEA366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 163, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEA366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEA366">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEA366

#FE8E43#FE7C25#FE6601#DF5A01#BC4C01#983D01#7A3101#562300#381600#140800

Tints of #FEA366

#FEAD76#FEB380#FEBC8F#FEC29A#FFCBA9#FFD4B8#FFDAC2#FFE4D1#FFEADB#FFF3EB

Tones of #FEA366

#F4A571#E9A87C#DEAA87#D3AC92#C8AE9D#BDB0A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67C2FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEA366: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEA366

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FEA366: ·

How #FEA366 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D7D675Deuteranopia · #DCE378Tritanopia · #F98083

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEA366 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fffae6
#FFFAE6 · #FF9F66 · #FF5F00 · #002379
Palette 365e32
#365E32 · #81A263 · #E7D37F · #FD9B63
Palette 88e0ef
#88E0EF · #161E54 · #FF5151 · #FF9B6A
Palette 5a9cb5
#5A9CB5 · #FACE68 · #FAAC68 · #FA6868
Palette Ffa45b
#FFA45B · #FFDA77 · #FBF6F0 · #AEE6E6
Palette 36ba98
#36BA98 · #E9C46A · #F4A261 · #E76F51

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FF9F66#FD9B63#FF9B6A#FAAC68#FFA45B#F4A261#FFAD60#FF986A#FFAF61#F3A26D#FFA259#FFA559

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEA365  ·  #FEA367 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEA366?

#FEA366 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 163, 102). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEA366?

#FEA366 is RGB 254, 163, 102 — HSL 24°, 99%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 60%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEA366?

Its complement is #67C2FE; analogous partners are #FE6776 and #FEEF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEA366 for text?

Black text on #FEA366 has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.