#FDE296#FDE296
#FDE296 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.775; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.099 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 226, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 96%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 41%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 40.7%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.54, -0.90, 40.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.54, 40.53, 91.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.82% -0.0012 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.82% 0.099 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2112, 77.4801, 39.9470) |
| Luminance | 0.7748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.35
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.29
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.79
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.82
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE296 #96B1FD
analogous
#FDAF96 #FDE296 #E5FD96
triadic
#FDE296 #96FDE2 #E296FD
tetradic
#FDE296 #96FDAF #96B1FD #FD96E5
square
#FDE296 #96FDAF #96B1FD #FD96E5
split-complementary
#FDE296 #96E5FD #AF96FD
monochromatic
#FBC11E #FCD15A #FDE296 #FEF3D2 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FDE296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.50
#FDE296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE296
16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE296 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.50 | 16.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DF90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E799
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 226, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.099 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffebb6',
500: '#fde296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde296; $custom-light: #ffebb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde296",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 226,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.272,
"s": 96.262,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91823,
"c": 0.09935,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.77477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE296
secondary
#597CDF
accent
#3CE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481