#FDD16E#FDD16E
#FDD16E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.676; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.127 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 209, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 97%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 56.5%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.81, 4.20, 54.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.81, 54.36, 85.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.93% 0.0096 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.93% 0.127 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1260, 67.6131, 24.3165) |
| Luminance | 0.6761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.40
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.12
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.63
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD16E #6E9AFD
analogous
#FD896E #FDD16E #E2FD6E
triadic
#FDD16E #6EFDD1 #D16EFD
tetradic
#FDD16E #6EFD89 #6E9AFD #FD6EE2
square
#FDD16E #6EFD89 #6E9AFD #FD6EE2
split-complementary
#FDD16E #6EE2FD #896EFD
monochromatic
#EDA503 #FCBE32 #FDD16E #FEE4AA #FFF5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#FDD16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.52
#FDD16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD16E
14.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD16E | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.52 | 14.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D065
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC2BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 209, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.127 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffde9a',
500: '#fdd16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd16e; $custom-light: #ffde9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 209,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.538,
"s": 97.279,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8793,
"c": 0.12739,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.67609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD16E
secondary
#3668D9
accent
#47E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F