#FDE396#FDE396
#FDE396 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.780; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.100 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE396 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 227, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 96%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 41%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 40.7%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.79, -1.41, 40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.79, 40.86, 91.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.02% -0.0026 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.02% 0.1 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.4839, 78.0256, 40.0379) |
| Luminance | 0.7802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.12
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.35
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.55
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.74
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE396 #96B0FD
analogous
#FDB096 #FDE396 #E4FD96
triadic
#FDE396 #96FDE3 #E396FD
tetradic
#FDE396 #96FDB0 #96B0FD #FD96E4
square
#FDE396 #96FDB0 #96B0FD #FD96E4
split-complementary
#FDE396 #96E4FD #B096FD
monochromatic
#FBC31E #FCD35A #FDE396 #FEF3D2 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FDE396 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.60
#FDE396 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE396
16.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE396 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE396 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.60 | 16.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE899
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde396; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 227, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.100 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffebb6',
500: '#fde396',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde396; $custom-light: #ffebb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde396",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 227,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.854,
"s": 96.262,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9202,
"c": 0.10011,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.78023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE396
secondary
#597ADF
accent
#3AE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481