#FDD37C#FDD37C
#FDD37C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.689; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.116 H 84.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 97%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 51%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 51%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.47, 4.29, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.47, 48.45, 84.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.5% 0.0115 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.5% 0.116 84.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4431, 68.9300, 28.8173) |
| Luminance | 0.6893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.35
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.81
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD37C #7CA6FD
analogous
#FD937C #FDD37C #E7FD7C
triadic
#FDD37C #7CFDD3 #D37CFD
tetradic
#FDD37C #7CFD93 #7CA6FD #FD7CE7
square
#FDD37C #7CFD93 #7CA6FD #FD7CE7
split-complementary
#FDD37C #7CE7FD #937CFD
monochromatic
#FBAA04 #FCBF40 #FDD37C #FEE7B8 #FFF5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#FDD37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.79
#FDD37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD37C
14.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD37C | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.79 | 14.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D275
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DD7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.116 84.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe0a3',
500: '#fdd37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd37c; $custom-light: #ffe0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.465,
"s": 96.992,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.885,
"c": 0.11584,
"h": 84.3
},
"luminance": 0.68926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD37C
secondary
#4274DB
accent
#4BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480