#F2AE5C#F2AE5C
#F2AE5C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.127 H 69.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2AE5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 174, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 85%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 62%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 62%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, 16.66, 51.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 53.76, 71.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% 0.0447 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.127 69.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6891, 49.9262, 16.9322) |
| Luminance | 0.4992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 3.27
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.60
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.84
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.90
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.36
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2AE5C #5CA0F2
analogous
#F2635C #F2AE5C #EBF25C
triadic
#F2AE5C #5CF2AE #AE5CF2
tetradic
#F2AE5C #5CF263 #5CA0F2 #F25CEB
square
#F2AE5C #5CF263 #5CA0F2 #F25CEB
split-complementary
#F2AE5C #5CEBF2 #635CF2
monochromatic
#C47210 #ED9223 #F2AE5C #F7CA95 #FBE6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#F2AE5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#F2AE5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2AE5C
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2AE5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2AE5C | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C25E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ae5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 174, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.127 69.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fac68d',
500: '#f2ae5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ae5c; $custom-light: #fac68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ae5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 174,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.8,
"s": 85.227,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79946,
"c": 0.12668,
"h": 69.3
},
"luminance": 0.49922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2AE5C
secondary
#BCD3EE
accent
#68E204
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18130C
muted
#86827D