#F2C978#F2C978
#F2C978 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.110 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2C978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 201, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 50.4%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.92, 4.67, 45.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.92, 45.88, 84.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.45% 0.0128 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.45% 0.11 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8972, 62.0098, 26.5271) |
| Luminance | 0.6201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.15
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.56
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2C978 #78A1F2
analogous
#F28C78 #F2C978 #DEF278
triadic
#F2C978 #78F2C9 #C978F2
tetradic
#F2C978 #78F28C #78A1F2 #F278DE
square
#F2C978 #78F28C #78A1F2 #F278DE
split-complementary
#F2C978 #78DEF2 #8C78F2
monochromatic
#DB9815 #EDB340 #F2C978 #F7DFB0 #FCF4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#F2C978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.40
#F2C978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2C978
13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2C978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2C978 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC871
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D37B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2c978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 201, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.110 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9d9a0',
500: '#f2c978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2c978; $custom-light: #f9d9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2c978",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 201,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.836,
"s": 82.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85453,
"c": 0.11005,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.62007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2C978
secondary
#4270CC
accent
#4FDF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140F
muted
#868380