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#FEA051 Bittersweet

#FEA051 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Bittersweet. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 62.7% green and 31.8% blue (rgb(254, 160, 81)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 99% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 68% yellow and 0% black. #FEA051 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.36:1.

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Variations of #FEA051

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FEA051 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FEA051 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FEA051 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2BE51
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCA949
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1A94B
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2BE51
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0B450
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8C8F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9872
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBB1A4

#FEA051 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#FEA051 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.36:1 Very good#FEA051 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FEA051 in CSS

/* Bittersweet */
.color { color: #FEA051; }
.background { background-color: #FEA051; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FEA051; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 160 81);
color: hsl(27 99% 66%);
color: oklch(0.787 0.146 58.2);

#FEA051 FAQ

What color is #FEA051?

#FEA051 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Bittersweet. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FEA051?

#FEA051 is rgb(254, 160, 81) in RGB, hsl(27, 99%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 68%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FEA051?

The complementary color of #FEA051 is #51AFFE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FEA051?

Black text has the best contrast on #FEA051: 10.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FEA051 a warm or cool color?

#FEA051 is a warm color.