#FEDE8A#FEDE8A
#FEDE8A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.751; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.109 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEDE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 222, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 98%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 46%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 45.7%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.46, 0.33, 45.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.46, 45.13, 89.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.94% 0.0013 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.94% 0.109 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5840, 75.1515, 34.7749) |
| Luminance | 0.7515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.49
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.20
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEDE8A #8AAAFE
analogous
#FEA48A #FEDE8A #E4FE8A
triadic
#FEDE8A #8AFEDE #DE8AFE
tetradic
#FEDE8A #8AFEA4 #8AAAFE #FE8AE4
square
#FEDE8A #8AFEA4 #8AAAFE #FE8AE4
split-complementary
#FEDE8A #8AE4FE #A48AFE
monochromatic
#FDBC11 #FDCD4D #FEDE8A #FFEFC7 #FFF6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#FEDE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.03
#FEDE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEDE8A
16.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEDE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEDE8A | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.03 | 16.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DC83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fede8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 222, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.109 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffe8ad',
500: '#fede8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fede8a; $custom-light: #ffe8ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fede8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 222,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.448,
"s": 98.305,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90938,
"c": 0.10921,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.75148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEDE8A
secondary
#4E76DE
accent
#3FE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481