#FCAE8D#FCAE8D
#FCAE8D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.102 H 43.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCAE8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 174, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 95%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 44%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 44%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.81, 24.77, 28.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.81, 37.72, 48.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.8% 0.074 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.8% 0.103 43.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0915, 52.8950, 32.2389) |
| Luminance | 0.5289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.49
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 3.89
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.27
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.54
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.31
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCAE8D #8DDBFC
analogous
#FC8DA4 #FCAE8D #FCE68D
triadic
#FCAE8D #8DFCAE #AE8DFC
tetradic
#FCAE8D #A4FC8D #8DDBFC #E68DFC
square
#FCAE8D #A4FC8D #8DDBFC #E68DFC
split-complementary
#FCAE8D #8DFCE6 #8DA4FC
monochromatic
#F95916 #FA8451 #FCAE8D #FED8C9 #FEEAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#FCAE8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.58
#FCAE8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCAE8D
11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCAE8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCAE8D | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.58 | 11.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B78A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C78D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA1A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcae8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 174, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.102 43.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc6ae',
500: '#fcae8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcae8d; $custom-light: #ffc6ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcae8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 174,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.838,
"s": 94.872,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81803,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 43.8
},
"luminance": 0.52891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCAE8D
secondary
#51B3DC
accent
#A1E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181310
muted
#868281