Palettes / Colors / #FEA516

#FEA516 — Vivid Orange

#FEA516 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

#FEA516 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 #166FFE; it also sits naturally between #FE3116 and #E3FE16. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 65% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 91% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEA516

.text { color: #FEA516; }
.background { background-color: #FEA516; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEA516; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 165, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 99%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEA516; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 165, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEA516; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 165, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEA516">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEA516">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEA516

Tints of #FEA516

Tones of #FEA516

Color harmonies

Complementary — #166FFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEA516: #000000.

How #FEA516 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEA516 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEA515  ·  #FEA517 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEA516?

#FEA516 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 165, 22). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEA516?

#FEA516 is RGB 254, 165, 22 — HSL 37°, 99%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 91%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEA516?

Its complement is #166FFE; analogous partners are #FE3116 and #E3FE16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEA516 for text?

Black text on #FEA516 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.