#FDD55E#FDD55E
#FDD55E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.143 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 213, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 98%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 63%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 62.8%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.64, 1.06, 62.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.64, 62.41, 89.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.53% -0.0014 0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.53% 0.143 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3259, 69.2830, 20.4669) |
| Luminance | 0.6928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.59
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.86
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.64
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.95
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.11
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD55E #5E86FD
analogous
#FD865E #FDD55E #D5FD5E
triadic
#FDD55E #5EFDD5 #D55EFD
tetradic
#FDD55E #5EFD86 #5E86FD #FD5ED5
square
#FDD55E #5EFD86 #5E86FD #FD5ED5
split-complementary
#FDD55E #5ED5FD #865EFD
monochromatic
#DEA703 #FCC522 #FDD55E #FEE59A #FFF5D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#FDD55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.86
#FDD55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD55E
14.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD55E | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.86 | 14.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD251
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 213, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.143 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe190',
500: '#fdd55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd55e; $custom-light: #ffe190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 213,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.906,
"s": 97.546,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88534,
"c": 0.14272,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.69279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD55E
secondary
#2954D7
accent
#3AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#19150D
muted
#87847F