#FDD978#FDD978
#FDD978 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.719; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.123 H 89.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDD978 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 217, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 97%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 53%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 52.6%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.90, 0.88, 51.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.90, 51.94, 89.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.62% 0.0011 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.62% 0.123 89.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7137, 71.8678, 28.0182) |
| Luminance | 0.7186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.78
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.17
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDD978 #789CFD
analogous
#FD9678 #FDD978 #DFFD78
triadic
#FDD978 #78FDD9 #D978FD
tetradic
#FDD978 #78FD96 #789CFD #FD78DF
square
#FDD978 #78FD96 #789CFD #FD78DF
split-complementary
#FDD978 #78DFFD #9678FD
monochromatic
#F7B504 #FCC83C #FDD978 #FEEAB4 #FFF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#FDD978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.37
#FDD978 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDD978
15.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDD978 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDD978 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.37 | 15.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD76F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E17C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdd978; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 217, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.123 89.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe4a1',
500: '#fdd978',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdd978; $custom-light: #ffe4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdd978",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 217,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.759,
"s": 97.08,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89615,
"c": 0.12306,
"h": 89.5
},
"luminance": 0.71864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDD978
secondary
#3F69DA
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150F
muted
#868480