What color is #FEA051?

#FEA051 is a light, vivid orange known as Bittersweet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bittersweet?

The RGB value is 254, 160, 81: 254 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bittersweet?

The complementary color is #51AFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEA051?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bittersweet color: hex code #FEA051

#FEA051 rgb(254, 160, 81)

Shades of orange

Bittersweet has the hex code #FEA051. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 62.7% green and 31.8% blue (254, 160, 81).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 99% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 68% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

Bittersweet (#FEA051) color codes

HEX	`#FEA051`
RGB	`rgb(254, 160, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 62.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 99%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 68%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 68%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, 28.26, 54.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 61.41, 62.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.933, 46.812, 13.926)`
Decimal	`16687185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bittersweet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FEA051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEA051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FEA051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fea051; }
.text { color: #fea051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fea051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 160 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fea051, #fef751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FEA051 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEA051?: #FEA051 is a light, vivid orange known as Bittersweet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bittersweet?: The RGB value is 254, 160, 81: 254 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bittersweet?: The complementary color is #51AFFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEA051?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.