#FDCD4C#FDCD4C
#FDCD4C is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.151 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDCD4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 205, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 98%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 70%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 70%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.52, 4.16, 67.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.52, 67.80, 86.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.82% 0.0054 0.1511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.82% 0.151 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6475, 65.0712, 16.0437) |
| Luminance | 0.6507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.12
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 3.59
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 3.84
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.93
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.15
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDCD4C #4C7CFD
analogous
#FD754C #FDCD4C #D4FD4C
triadic
#FDCD4C #4CFDCD #CD4CFD
tetradic
#FDCD4C #4CFD75 #4C7CFD #FD4CD4
square
#FDCD4C #4CFD75 #4C7CFD #FD4CD4
split-complementary
#FDCD4C #4CD4FD #754CFD
monochromatic
#CC9602 #FCBC0F #FDCD4C #FEDE89 #FEEFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#FDCD4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.01
#FDCD4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDCD4C
14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDCD4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDCD4C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.01 | 14.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CB3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0D852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdcd4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 205, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.151 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffdb85',
500: '#fdcd4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdcd4c; $custom-light: #ffdb85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdcd4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 205,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.729,
"s": 97.79,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86815,
"c": 0.15115,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.65067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDCD4C
secondary
#2551C8
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#19150B
muted
#87847E