#FFA23E#FFA23E
#FFA23E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.155 H 63.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFA23E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 162, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 100%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 76%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.5%, 75.7%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.48, 26.75, 63.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.48, 68.78, 67.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.98% 0.0695 0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.98% 0.155 63.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0343, 47.4539, 10.8177) |
| Luminance | 0.4745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 2.61
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 2.95
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 3.56
Tangerine (survey)
#FF9408
ΔE00 3.97
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.02
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFA23E #3E9BFF
analogous
#FF423E #FFA23E #FCFF3E
triadic
#FFA23E #3EFFA2 #A23EFF
tetradic
#FFA23E #3EFF42 #3E9BFF #FF3EFC
square
#FFA23E #3EFF42 #3E9BFF #FF3EFC
split-complementary
#FFA23E #3EFCFF #423EFF
monochromatic
#C36500 #FF8501 #FFA23E #FFBF7B #FFDDB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#FFA23E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#FFA23E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFA23E
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFA23E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFA23E | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C03F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffa23e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 162, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.155 63.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffbd79',
500: '#ffa23e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffa23e; $custom-light: #ffbd79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffa23e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 162,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.088,
"s": 100,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78984,
"c": 0.15542,
"h": 63.4
},
"luminance": 0.47448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFA23E
secondary
#A9CBF0
accent
#6FE600
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#1A1209
muted
#87817B