Palettes / Colors / #FEB548

#FEB548 — Vivid Orange

#FEB548 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 #FEB548 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.

#FEB548 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 #4891FE; it also sits naturally between #FE5A48 and #ECFE48. 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 71% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 72% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FEB548

.text { color: #FEB548; }
.background { background-color: #FEB548; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEB548; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 181, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 99%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEB548; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 181, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEB548; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 181, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEB548">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEB548">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEB548

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4891FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FEB548: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEB548

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:

How #FEB548 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 #FEB548 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

← #FEB547  ·  #FEB549 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEB548?

#FEB548 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 181, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEB548?

#FEB548 is RGB 254, 181, 72 — HSL 36°, 99%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 72%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEB548?

Its complement is #4891FE; analogous partners are #FE5A48 and #ECFE48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEB548 for text?

Black text on #FEB548 has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.