Giants Orange (#FE5A1D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.14:1 — vs black: 6.69:1

Color values

  • HEX #FE5A1D
  • RGB rgb(254, 90, 29)
  • HSL hsl(16, 88%, 99%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 64.57, 88.58, 0.39 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FE5A1D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#1DC1FE
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#FE1D50
#FECB1D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#1DFE5A
#5A1DFE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#1DFECB
#1D50FE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#50FE1D
#1DC1FE
#CB1DFE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Giants Orange
#FE5A1D Base
#812401
#CE3801
#F14201
#FE7846
#FE9269
#FFC9B5
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Giants Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#190700
#4D1500
#802301
#B33101
#E63F01
Giants Orange #FE5A1D Base
#FE7745
#FE956D
#FFB295
#FFCFBD
#FFECE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FE5A1D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FE5A1D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FE5A1D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FE5A1D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FE5A1D,
        #FDFEFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FE5A1D,
        #FDFEFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$giants-orange: #FE5A1D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$giants-orange-r: 254;
$giants-orange-g: 90;
$giants-orange-b: 29;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $giants-orange;
    color: rgba($giants-orange-r, $giants-orange-g, $giants-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Giants Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FE5A1D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A2A200 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7B7B22 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF5555 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #919191 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Giants Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Giants Orange #FE5A1D Base
International Orange #FF4F00 ΔE 2.02
Orioles Orange #FB4F14 ΔE 2.14
Orange (Pantone) #FF5800 ΔE 2.33
Willpower Orange #FD5800 ΔE 2.43

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.