#FAE5BC#FAE5BC
#FAE5BC is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.058 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAE5BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 229, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 86%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 25%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 24.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.68, 0.99, 22.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.68, 22.65, 87.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.87% 0.0061 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.87% 0.058 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5211, 79.9954, 58.9769) |
| Luminance | 0.7999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 1.67
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 2.15
Blanchedalmond
#FFEBCD
ΔE00 3.61
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.64
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 4.01
Bisque
#FFE4C4
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAE5BC #BCD1FA
analogous
#FAC6BC #FAE5BC #F0FABC
triadic
#FAE5BC #BCFAE5 #E5BCFA
tetradic
#FAE5BC #BCFAC6 #BCD1FA #FABCF0
square
#FAE5BC #BCFAC6 #BCD1FA #FABCF0
split-complementary
#FAE5BC #BCF0FA #C6BCFA
monochromatic
#F1B94A #F6CF83 #FAE5BC #FDF4E3 #FDF4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FAE5BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.00
#FAE5BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAE5BC
17.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAE5BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAE5BC | 1.00 | 1.24 | 17.00 | 17.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0E4B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E9BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDEDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fae5bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 229, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.058 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcedd0',
500: '#fae5bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fae5bc; $custom-light: #fcedd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fae5bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 229,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.677,
"s": 86.111,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92874,
"c": 0.05808,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.79993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAE5BC
secondary
#7C9DDE
accent
#4FE303
background
#FFFEFE
surface
#FFFDFB
border
#D7D5D4
text
#171614
muted
#858483