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#FEB342 — Vivid Orange

#FEB342 is a orange color we call 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 #FEB342 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.

#FEB342 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 #438EFE; it also sits naturally between #FE5643 and #EBFE43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEB342 · RGB 254, 179, 66

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Color values

HEX#FEB342
RGB254, 179, 66
HSL36°, 99%, 63%
HSV36°, 74%, 100%
CMYK0%, 30%, 74%, 0%
XYZ57.98, 53.70, 12.46
Yxy53.70, 0.4670, 0.4326
CIE-Lab78.29, 17.62, 65.46
Hunter Lab73.28, 17.15, 38.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 70% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 74% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEB342 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEB342 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEB342

.text { color: #FEB342; }
.background { background-color: #FEB342; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEB342; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 179, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 99%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEB342; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 179, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEB342; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 179, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEB342">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEB342">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEB342

#FEA725#FE9B06#E48901#C67701#AD6801#8E5601#704301#513100#331F00#140C00

Tints of #FEB342

#FEB952#FEC267#FEC876#FECE85#FED69A#FFDCA9#FFE2B8#FFE9C7#FFF1DB#FFF7EB

Tones of #FEB342

#F1B150#E4AE5E#D6AB6B#C8A979#BBA686#AEA393

Color harmonies

Complementary — #438EFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEB342: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEB342

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 #FEB342: ·

How #FEB342 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDD5DDeuteranopia · #E2E764Tritanopia · #FA7378

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEB342 rather than the exact color:

Palette C00707
#C00707 · #FF4400 · #FFB33F · #134E8E
Rustic Ruby Aurora
#05181E · #76FD17 · #FA213C · #FBB043
Palette Ffaf45
#FFAF45 · #FB6D48 · #D74B76 · #673F69
Palette 6dc5d1
#6DC5D1 · #FDE49E · #FEB941 · #DD761C
Palette 84994f
#84994F · #FFE797 · #FCB53B · #A72703
Palette 84994f
#84994F · #FFE797 · #FCB53B · #B45253

Similar colors

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

#FFB33F#FBB043#FFAF45#FEB941#FCB53B#F8B046#FDB44B#F7B349#F4B342#FABC3F#F8B64A#F6AC41

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEB341  ·  #FEB343 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEB342?

#FEB342 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 179, 66). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEB342?

#FEB342 is RGB 254, 179, 66 — HSL 36°, 99%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 74%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEB342?

Its complement is #438EFE; analogous partners are #FE5643 and #EBFE43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEB342 for text?

Black text on #FEB342 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.