#F4AE49#F4AE49
#F4AE49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.141 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4AE49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 174, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 89%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 70%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 70.1%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.06, 16.40, 59.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.06, 62.13, 74.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.97% 0.0412 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.97% 0.141 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6506, 49.9906, 13.1256) |
| Luminance | 0.4999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 1.68
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 3.45
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 4.08
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 4.46
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.64
Orange Yellow
#FFAD01
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4AE49 #498FF4
analogous
#F45949 #F4AE49 #E4F449
triadic
#F4AE49 #49F4AE #AE49F4
tetradic
#F4AE49 #49F459 #498FF4 #F449E4
square
#F4AE49 #49F459 #498FF4 #F449E4
split-complementary
#F4AE49 #49E4F4 #5949F4
monochromatic
#B8710B #F1940F #F4AE49 #F7C883 #FBE1BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#F4AE49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#F4AE49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4AE49
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4AE49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4AE49 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B23D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C24C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4ae49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 174, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.141 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdc681',
500: '#f4ae49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4ae49; $custom-light: #fdc681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4ae49",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 174,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.439,
"s": 88.601,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79968,
"c": 0.14059,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.49986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4AE49
secondary
#ADC7EC
accent
#5EE500
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#19130B
muted
#87827C