#FAAE52#FAAE52
#FAAE52 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.139 H 68.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAE52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 174, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 94%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 67%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 67.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.81, 19.36, 56.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.81, 60.12, 71.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.72% 0.0507 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.72% 0.139 68.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0872, 51.2100, 14.9116) |
| Luminance | 0.5121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 1.57
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 2.30
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.34
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.07
Orange
#FFA500
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAE52 #529EFA
analogous
#FA5A52 #FAAE52 #F2FA52
triadic
#FAAE52 #52FAAE #AE52FA
tetradic
#FAAE52 #52FA5A #529EFA #FA52F2
square
#FAAE52 #52FA5A #529EFA #FA52F2
split-complementary
#FAAE52 #52F2FA #5A52FA
monochromatic
#CC7206 #F89217 #FAAE52 #FCCA8D #FDE6C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#FAAE52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#FAAE52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAE52
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAE52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAE52 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B348
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C554
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faae52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 174, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.139 68.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc686',
500: '#faae52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faae52; $custom-light: #ffc686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faae52",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 174,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.857,
"s": 94.382,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80718,
"c": 0.1389,
"h": 68.6
},
"luminance": 0.51205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAE52
secondary
#2971C7
accent
#68E600
background
#FFFDFB
surface
#FFF9F2
border
#D7D2CC
text
#19130B
muted
#87827E