#FAB972#FAB972
#FAB972 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.116 H 67.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAB972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 185, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 93%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 54.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.75, 15.75, 44.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.75, 47.60, 70.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.13% 0.0443 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.13% 0.116 67.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8137, 56.2411, 23.6216) |
| Luminance | 0.5624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 3.77
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.50
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.58
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.78
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.03
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAB972 #72B3FA
analogous
#FA7572 #FAB972 #F7FA72
triadic
#FAB972 #72FAB9 #B972FA
tetradic
#FAB972 #72FA75 #72B3FA #FA72F7
square
#FAB972 #72FA75 #72B3FA #FA72F7
split-complementary
#FAB972 #72F7FA #7572FA
monochromatic
#E97E08 #F89C37 #FAB972 #FCD6AD #FEF0E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#FAB972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#FAB972 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAB972
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAB972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAB972 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBD6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECC73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFAAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fab972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 185, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.116 67.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffce9c',
500: '#fab972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fab972; $custom-light: #ffce9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fab972",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 185,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.324,
"s": 93.151,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83128,
"c": 0.11589,
"h": 67.5
},
"luminance": 0.56237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAB972
secondary
#3B85D6
accent
#6EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFAF5
border
#D7D3CF
text
#18130E
muted
#86837F