#FCC255#FCC255
#FCC255 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.140 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCC255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 194, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 97%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 66%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 66.3%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, 9.90, 61.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 61.85, 80.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.68% 0.0232 0.1385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.68% 0.14 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0800, 59.9392, 16.9449) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.96
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 4.72
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 5.26
Amber
#FFBF00
ΔE00 5.38
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 5.52
Amber (survey)
#FEB308
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCC255 #558FFC
analogous
#FC6E55 #FCC255 #E2FC55
triadic
#FCC255 #55FCC2 #C255FC
tetradic
#FCC255 #55FC6E #558FFC #FC55E2
square
#FCC255 #55FC6E #558FFC #FC55E2
split-complementary
#FCC255 #55E2FC #6E55FC
monochromatic
#D38B04 #FBAC19 #FCC255 #FDD891 #FEEDCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#FCC255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#FCC255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCC255
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCC255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCC255 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C349
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D159
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcc255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 194, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.140 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd489',
500: '#fcc255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcc255; $custom-light: #ffd489; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcc255",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 194,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.162,
"s": 96.532,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84681,
"c": 0.14046,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.59935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCC255
secondary
#2861CD
accent
#50E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#19140C
muted
#87837F