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#FEB372 — Light Vivid Orange

#FEB372 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FEB372 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.

#FEB372 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 #71BCFE; it also sits naturally between #FE7176 and #FEFA71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEB372 · RGB 254, 179, 114

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Color values

HEX#FEB372
RGB254, 179, 114
HSL28°, 99%, 72%
HSV28°, 55%, 100%
CMYK0%, 30%, 55%, 0%
XYZ60.03, 54.53, 23.28
Yxy54.53, 0.4355, 0.3956
CIE-Lab78.77, 20.51, 43.80
Hunter Lab73.84, 20.15, 30.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 70% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 55% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEB372 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEB372 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEB372

.text { color: #FEB372; }
.background { background-color: #FEB372; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEB372; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 179, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEB372; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 179, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEB372; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 179, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEB372">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEB372">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEB372

#FEA04D#FE8D2A#FE7D0B#E46B01#C15B01#9D4A01#7A3901#5B2B00#381A00#140A00

Tints of #FEB372

#FEB87B#FEC08A#FEC694#FFCEA4#FFD4AE#FFD9B8#FFE1C7#FFE7D1#FFEFE1#FFF4EB

Tones of #FEB372

#F4B47B#EAB485#E0B58F#D6B69A#CCB6A4#C2B7AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71BCFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEB372: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEB372

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 #FEB372: ·

How #FEB372 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDD82Deuteranopia · #E2E786Tritanopia · #FA8E91

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 #FEB372 rather than the exact color:

Palette 22eaaa
#22EAAA · #B31E6F · #EE5A5A · #FFB174
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F
Ruby Cinder
#A14646 · #DA6556 · #EB895B · #FDB773
Palette F9b572
#F9B572 · #99B080 · #748E63 · #FAF8ED
Palette 01204e
#01204E · #028391 · #F6DCAC · #FEAE6F
Palette Ec6530
#EC6530 · #FFAE6E · #FFE3E3 · #8FDDDF

Similar colors

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

#FFB174#FFB26F#FDB773#F9B572#FEAE6F#FFAE6E#FFB26B#FFB76C#FFAB73#FFBB70#FDAF7B#FFBD73

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEB371  ·  #FEB373 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEB372?

#FEB372 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 179, 114). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEB372?

#FEB372 is RGB 254, 179, 114 — HSL 28°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 55%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEB372?

Its complement is #71BCFE; analogous partners are #FE7176 and #FEFA71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEB372 for text?

Black text on #FEB372 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.