#FAAD5D#FAAD5D
#FAAD5D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.132 H 65.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAD5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 173, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 94%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 63%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 62.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.68, 20.54, 51.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.68, 55.55, 68.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.66% 0.0557 0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.66% 0.132 65) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3474, 51.0061, 17.2313) |
| Luminance | 0.5100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 2.59
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 2.73
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 2.89
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.62
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.59
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAD5D #5DAAFA
analogous
#FA5E5D #FAAD5D #F9FA5D
triadic
#FAAD5D #5DFAAD #AD5DFA
tetradic
#FAAD5D #5DFA5E #5DAAFA #FA5DF9
square
#FAAD5D #5DFA5E #5DAAFA #FA5DF9
split-complementary
#FAAD5D #5DF9FA #5E5DFA
monochromatic
#D67007 #F88F22 #FAAD5D #FCCB98 #FEE9D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#FAAD5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.20
#FAAD5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAD5D
11.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAD5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAD5D | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.20 | 11.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C45E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faad5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 173, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.132 65.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc58d',
500: '#faad5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faad5d; $custom-light: #ffc58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faad5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 173,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.573,
"s": 94.012,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80657,
"c": 0.13189,
"h": 65
},
"luminance": 0.51001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAD5D
secondary
#2B7CD0
accent
#71E600
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#19130C
muted
#87827F