#FDD37E#FDD37E
#FDD37E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.690; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.114 H 83.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 211, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 97%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 50%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 50.2%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.49, 4.46, 47.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.49, 47.52, 84.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.53% 0.0122 0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.53% 0.114 83.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5709, 68.9811, 29.4902) |
| Luminance | 0.6898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.49
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.68
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.11
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD37E #7EA8FD
analogous
#FD937E #FDD37E #E8FD7E
triadic
#FDD37E #7EFDD3 #D37EFD
tetradic
#FDD37E #7EFD93 #7EA8FD #FD7EE8
square
#FDD37E #7EFD93 #7EA8FD #FD7EE8
split-complementary
#FDD37E #7EE8FD #937EFD
monochromatic
#FBAA05 #FCBE42 #FDD37E #FEE8BA #FFF5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#FDD37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.80
#FDD37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD37E
14.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD37E | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.80 | 14.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D277
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DD81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 211, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.114 83.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe0a5',
500: '#fdd37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd37e; $custom-light: #ffe0a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 211,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.157,
"s": 96.947,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88528,
"c": 0.11398,
"h": 83.8
},
"luminance": 0.68978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD37E
secondary
#4476DB
accent
#4CE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18150F
muted
#868480