Information about #FEA238 color

#FEA238 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FEA238 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(254, 162, 56) — 99.6% red, 63.5% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 78 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FEA238 reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Neon Orange (#FF9E3D). Slightly further away sit Egg (#FFA631) and Lightning Yellow (#F7A233).

The recipe behind #FEA238 is rgb(254, 162, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FEA238: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FEA238 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FEA238 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FEA238

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

Cantaloupe color link
Cantaloupe

#FFA62F

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Rubber Duck color link
Rubber Duck

#FFB437

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FEA238
  • RGB254, 162, 56
  • CMYK0, 36, 78, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 162, 56)
  • HSL32°, 99%, 61%
  • HSL Precise32.121°, 99%, 60.784%
  • HSV32°, 78%, 100%
  • HSB32°, 78%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.635, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.635, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.635, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFEA238
  • DECIMAL ID16687672
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01