#FFBD99#FFBD99

#FFBD99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.090 H 49.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FFBD99
RGB	rgb(255, 189, 153)
HSL	hsl(21, 100%, 80%)
HSV	hsv(21, 40%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 40%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(81.82, 19.32, 27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(81.82, 33.61, 54.91°)
OKLab	oklab(85.05% 0.0585 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(85.05% 0.09 49.7)
XYZ	xyz(65.1898, 59.9592, 38.2705)
Luminance	0.5996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FFBD99 #99DBFF

analogous

#FF99A8 #FFBD99 #FFF099

triadic

#FFBD99 #99FFBD #BD99FF

tetradic

#FFBD99 #A8FF99 #99DBFF #F099FF

square

#FFBD99 #A8FF99 #99DBFF #F099FF

split-complementary

#FFBD99 #99FFF0 #99A8FF

monochromatic

#FF6E1F #FF955C #FFBD99 #FFE5D6 #FFEBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.62

#FFBD99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.99

#FFBD99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FFBD99

12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FFBD99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FFBD99	1.00	1.62	12.99	12.99
#FFFFFF	1.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CFC396

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#DED199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFB1B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#CBCBCB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ffbd99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 189, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.090 49.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ffd1b7',
    500: '#ffbd99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ffbd99;
$custom-light: #ffd1b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ffbd99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 255,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.176,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 80
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.85049,
    "c": 0.09044,
    "h": 49.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.59955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FFBD99

secondary

#5AB2E2

accent

#95E600

background

#FFFEFD

surface

#FFFBF8

border

#D7D4D1

text

#181411

muted

#868381

Preview Lab

Preview with #FFBD99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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