#FAAE5E#FAAE5E
#FAAE5E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.131 H 65.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 94%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 62%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 62.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.93, 20.08, 51.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.93, 55.20, 68.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.85% 0.0545 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.85% 0.131 65.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5845, 51.4089, 17.5303) |
| Luminance | 0.5140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 2.77
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 2.88
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 2.95
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.87
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.42
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAE5E #5EAAFA
analogous
#FA605E #FAAE5E #F8FA5E
triadic
#FAAE5E #5EFAAE #AE5EFA
tetradic
#FAAE5E #5EFA60 #5EAAFA #FA5EF8
square
#FAAE5E #5EFA60 #5EAAFA #FA5EF8
split-complementary
#FAAE5E #5EF8FA #605EFA
monochromatic
#D77107 #F89023 #FAAE5E #FCCC99 #FEEAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#FAAE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.28
#FAAE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAE5E
11.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAE5E | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.28 | 11.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.131 65.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc68e',
500: '#faae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faae5e; $custom-light: #ffc68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.769,
"s": 93.976,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8085,
"c": 0.1311,
"h": 65.4
},
"luminance": 0.51404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAE5E
secondary
#2B7CD1
accent
#70E600
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#19130C
muted
#87827F