#F2CA79#F2CA79
#F2CA79 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.625; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.110 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F2CA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 202, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 82%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 50%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 50%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.18, 4.24, 45.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.18, 45.66, 84.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.66% 0.0117 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.66% 0.11 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1921, 62.5020, 26.9264) |
| Luminance | 0.6250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.89
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.65
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.33
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F2CA79 #79A1F2
analogous
#F28D79 #F2CA79 #DEF279
triadic
#F2CA79 #79F2CA #CA79F2
tetradic
#F2CA79 #79F28D #79A1F2 #F279DE
square
#F2CA79 #79F28D #79A1F2 #F279DE
split-complementary
#F2CA79 #79DEF2 #8D79F2
monochromatic
#DB9A15 #EDB441 #F2CA79 #F7E0B1 #FCF4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#F2CA79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.50
#F2CA79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F2CA79
13.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F2CA79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F2CA79 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.50 | 13.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC972
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D47C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBDB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f2ca79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(242, 202, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.110 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9daa1',
500: '#f2ca79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f2ca79; $custom-light: #f9daa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f2ca79",
"rgb": {
"r": 242,
"g": 202,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.165,
"s": 82.313,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85662,
"c": 0.10962,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.62499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F2CA79
secondary
#4370CC
accent
#4EDF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140F
muted
#868380