#F3C978#F3C978
#F3C978 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.622; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.110 H 82.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F3C978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 201, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 84%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 51%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 50.6%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.01, 5.08, 45.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.01, 46.05, 83.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.55% 0.014 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.55% 0.11 82.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2414, 62.1873, 26.5433) |
| Luminance | 0.6218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.45
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.14
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.88
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.09
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F3C978 #78A2F3
analogous
#F38B78 #F3C978 #DFF378
triadic
#F3C978 #78F3C9 #C978F3
tetradic
#F3C978 #78F38B #78A2F3 #F378DF
square
#F3C978 #78F38B #78A2F3 #F378DF
split-complementary
#F3C978 #78DFF3 #8B78F3
monochromatic
#DD9814 #EEB340 #F3C978 #F8DFB0 #FDF4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#F3C978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.44
#F3C978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F3C978
13.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F3C978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F3C978 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.44 | 13.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC871
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D37B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f3c978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(243, 201, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.110 82.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9d9a0',
500: '#f3c978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f3c978; $custom-light: #f9d9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f3c978",
"rgb": {
"r": 243,
"g": 201,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.512,
"s": 83.673,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85549,
"c": 0.11048,
"h": 82.7
},
"luminance": 0.62184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F3C978
secondary
#4271CE
accent
#50E005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140F
muted
#868380