Information about #FEA501 color

#FEA501 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FEA501 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(254, 165, 1) (99.6% red, 64.7% green, 0.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 35 / 99 / 0 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FEA501 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cheese (#FFA600). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chrome Yellow (#FFA700) and Vivid Orange Peel (#FFA000).

The recipe behind #FEA501 is rgb(254, 165, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FEA501 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FEA501 color variations

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

#FEA501 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 #FEA501

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FEA501
  • RGB254, 165, 1
  • CMYK0, 35, 99, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 165, 1)
  • HSL39°, 99%, 50%
  • HSL Precise38.893°, 99.216%, 50%
  • HSV39°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB39°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.647, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.647, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.647, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFEA501
  • DECIMAL ID16688385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01