#FFB59C#FFB59C
#FFB59C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.093 H 39.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFB59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 181, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 38.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.02, 23.84, 23.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.02, 33.46, 44.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.67% 0.0722 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.67% 0.093 39.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7671, 56.7123, 39.0340) |
| Luminance | 0.5671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 1.36
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.35
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.25
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.41
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.62
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFB59C #9CE6FF
analogous
#FF9CB4 #FFB59C #FFE79C
triadic
#FFB59C #9CFFB5 #B59CFF
tetradic
#FFB59C #B4FF9C #9CE6FF #E79CFF
square
#FFB59C #B4FF9C #9CE6FF #E79CFF
split-complementary
#FFB59C #9CFFE7 #9CB4FF
monochromatic
#FF5A22 #FF875F #FFB59C #FFE3D9 #FFE8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#FFB59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.34
#FFB59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFB59C
12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFB59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFB59C | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.34 | 12.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BD9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8CC9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFAAAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffb59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 181, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.093 39.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffcbb9',
500: '#ffb59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffb59c; $custom-light: #ffcbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffb59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 181,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.152,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83672,
"c": 0.09346,
"h": 39.5
},
"luminance": 0.56708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFB59C
secondary
#5DC1E2
accent
#ACE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFAF8
border
#D7D3D1
text
#181311
muted
#868381