#FAD17C#FAD17C
#FAD17C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.674; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.114 H 84.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAD17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 209, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 50.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.70, 4.11, 47.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.70, 47.43, 85.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.83% 0.0112 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.83% 0.114 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8655, 67.3836, 28.6019) |
| Luminance | 0.6738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.47
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.51
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.92
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.01
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAD17C #7CA5FA
analogous
#FA927C #FAD17C #E4FA7C
triadic
#FAD17C #7CFAD1 #D17CFA
tetradic
#FAD17C #7CFA92 #7CA5FA #FA7CE4
square
#FAD17C #7CFA92 #7CA5FA #FA7CE4
split-complementary
#FAD17C #7CE4FA #927CFA
monochromatic
#F2A609 #F8BC41 #FAD17C #FCE6B7 #FEF5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#FAD17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.48
#FAD17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAD17C
14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAD17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAD17C | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.48 | 14.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D075
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fad17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 209, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.114 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fedea3',
500: '#fad17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fad17c; $custom-light: #fedea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fad17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 209,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.476,
"s": 92.647,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87828,
"c": 0.11362,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.6738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAD17C
secondary
#4373D7
accent
#4BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480