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#fe6f3e color: Carrot

#fe6f3e is rgb(254, 111, 62) in RGB and oklch(70.914% 0.18594 38.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

70.9%
0.186
39°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Pumpkin
  • orange-500
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #fe6f3e

#fe6f3e is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.186 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.56:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Carrot (#fd6f3b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-500.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fe6f3e mixed with white

  1. fe6f3e
  2. ff7f55
  3. ff8f69
  4. ff9e7d
  5. ffac90
  6. ffbba3
  7. ffc9b5
  8. ffd6c7
  9. ffe4da
  10. fff2ec

Darker: #fe6f3e mixed with black

  1. fe6f3e
  2. dd6035
  3. bd512b
  4. 9e4223
  5. 80341a
  6. 632712
  7. 471a0a
  8. 2d0e04
  9. 160401
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fe6f3e with less saturation

  1. fe6f3e
  2. f6764c
  3. ee7d58
  4. e58362
  5. dd886c
  6. d48d76
  7. ca927f
  8. c19688
  9. b79a90
  10. ac9e99

Questions about #fe6f3e

What color is #fe6f3e?

#fe6f3e is bright light orange. The closest named color is Carrot. In RGB it is rgb(254, 111, 62), in HSL hsl(15.31, 98.97%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.914% 0.18594 38.749).

What colors go well with #fe6f3e?

The complementary color of #fe6f3e is #00b5df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fd6689 and #e68800. The triadic partners are #00c274 and #8b91ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fe6f3e?

Black text reads better on #fe6f3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and black gives 7.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fe6f3e a warm or cool color?

#fe6f3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.186.