#FAAD6C#FAAD6C
#FAAD6C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.513; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.122 H 60.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAD6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 173, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 93%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 56.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.86, 21.58, 44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.86, 49.37, 64.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.85% 0.0609 0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.85% 0.122 60) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0781, 51.2984, 21.0799) |
| Luminance | 0.5129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 1.21
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 2.28
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 3.15
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 3.65
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.78
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAD6C #6CB9FA
analogous
#FA6C72 #FAAD6C #FAF46C
triadic
#FAAD6C #6CFAAD #AD6CFA
tetradic
#FAAD6C #72FA6C #6CB9FA #F46CFA
square
#FAAD6C #72FA6C #6CB9FA #F46CFA
split-complementary
#FAAD6C #6CFAF4 #6C72FA
monochromatic
#E46D08 #F88C31 #FAAD6C #FCCEA7 #FEEEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#FAAD6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.26
#FAAD6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAD6C
11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAD6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAD6C | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.26 | 11.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B366
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C56D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faad6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 173, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.122 60.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc597',
500: '#faad6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faad6c; $custom-light: #ffc597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faad6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 173,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.465,
"s": 93.421,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80852,
"c": 0.12176,
"h": 60
},
"luminance": 0.51294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAD6C
secondary
#358CD5
accent
#7CE600
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#18130D
muted
#86827F