#FCD15B#FCD15B
#FCD15B is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.671; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.142 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCD15B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 209, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 96%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 64%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 63.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.53, 2.51, 62.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.53, 62.52, 87.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.63% 0.0025 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.63% 0.142 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8370, 67.0555, 19.4234) |
| Luminance | 0.6705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.20
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.48
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.77
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.82
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCD15B #5B86FC
analogous
#FC815B #FCD15B #D7FC5B
triadic
#FCD15B #5BFCD1 #D15BFC
tetradic
#FCD15B #5BFC81 #5B86FC #FC5BD7
square
#FCD15B #5BFC81 #5B86FC #FC5BD7
split-complementary
#FCD15B #5BD7FC #815BFC
monochromatic
#D9A004 #FBC01F #FCD15B #FDE297 #FEF3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#FCD15B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.41
#FCD15B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCD15B
14.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCD15B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCD15B | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.41 | 14.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CF4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DB60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcd15b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 209, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.142 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffde8e',
500: '#fcd15b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcd15b; $custom-light: #ffde8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcd15b",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 209,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.975,
"s": 96.407,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87627,
"c": 0.14247,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.67052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCD15B
secondary
#2956D2
accent
#3DE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19150D
muted
#87847F