#FDE397#FDE397
#FDE397 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.099 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDE397 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 227, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 96%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 40%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 40.3%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.81, -1.30, 40.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.81, 40.38, 91.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.04% -0.0023 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.04% 0.099 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5648, 78.0579, 40.4638) |
| Luminance | 0.7805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.27
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.48
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.62
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDE397 #97B1FD
analogous
#FDB097 #FDE397 #E4FD97
triadic
#FDE397 #97FDE3 #E397FD
tetradic
#FDE397 #97FDB0 #97B1FD #FD97E4
square
#FDE397 #97FDB0 #97B1FD #FD97E4
split-complementary
#FDE397 #97E4FD #B097FD
monochromatic
#FBC31F #FCD35B #FDE397 #FEF3D3 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FDE397 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.61
#FDE397 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDE397
16.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDE397 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDE397 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.61 | 16.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E091
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E89A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fde397; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 227, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.099 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffebb6',
500: '#fde397',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fde397; $custom-light: #ffebb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fde397",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 227,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.706,
"s": 96.226,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92037,
"c": 0.09904,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.78055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDE397
secondary
#597BDF
accent
#3AE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481