#FCD57D#FCD57D
#FCD57D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.116 H 86.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCD57D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 213, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 95%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 50%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 50.4%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.88, 2.95, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.88, 48.35, 86.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.81% 0.0078 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.81% 0.116 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6434, 69.7680, 29.3017) |
| Luminance | 0.6976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.33
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.70
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.98
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.04
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.26
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCD57D #7DA4FC
analogous
#FC967D #FCD57D #E4FC7D
triadic
#FCD57D #7DFCD5 #D57DFC
tetradic
#FCD57D #7DFC96 #7DA4FC #FC7DE4
square
#FCD57D #7DFC96 #7DA4FC #FC7DE4
split-complementary
#FCD57D #7DE4FC #967DFC
monochromatic
#F9AE06 #FBC241 #FCD57D #FDE8B9 #FEF5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#FCD57D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.95
#FCD57D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCD57D
14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCD57D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCD57D | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.95 | 14.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D476
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DE80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcd57d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 213, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.116 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe1a4',
500: '#fcd57d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcd57d; $custom-light: #ffe1a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcd57d",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 213,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.575,
"s": 95.489,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88808,
"c": 0.11562,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.69765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCD57D
secondary
#4372DA
accent
#46E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480