#FCD97B#FCD97B
#FCD97B is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.718; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.120 H 89.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCD97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 217, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 96%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 51%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 51.2%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.85, 0.73, 50.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.85, 50.41, 89.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.56% 0.0011 0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.56% 0.12 89.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5355, 71.7545, 28.9751) |
| Luminance | 0.7175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.61
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.31
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.45
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCD97B #7B9EFC
analogous
#FC987B #FCD97B #DEFC7B
triadic
#FCD97B #7BFCD9 #D97BFC
tetradic
#FCD97B #7BFC98 #7B9EFC #FC7BDE
square
#FCD97B #7BFC98 #7B9EFC #FC7BDE
split-complementary
#FCD97B #7BDEFC #987BFC
monochromatic
#F7B506 #FBC83F #FCD97B #FDEAB7 #FEF6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#FCD97B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.35
#FCD97B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCD97B
15.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCD97B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCD97B | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.35 | 15.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD773
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E07E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcd97b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 217, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.120 89.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe4a3',
500: '#fcd97b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcd97b; $custom-light: #ffe4a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcd97b",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 217,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.721,
"s": 95.556,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89562,
"c": 0.11996,
"h": 89.5
},
"luminance": 0.71751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCD97B
secondary
#426BD9
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480