#FFC59E#FFC59E
#FFC59E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.637; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.084 H 55.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFC59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 197, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 38%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.79, 15.69, 27.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.79, 31.69, 60.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.62% 0.048 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.62% 0.084 55.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3800, 63.6649, 41.0806) |
| Luminance | 0.6366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 3.92
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.14
Light Peach
#FFD8B1
ΔE00 6.34
Peach
#FFDAB9
ΔE00 6.60
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 7.95
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFC59E #9ED8FF
analogous
#FF9EA7 #FFC59E #FFF69E
triadic
#FFC59E #9EFFC5 #C59EFF
tetradic
#FFC59E #A7FF9E #9ED8FF #F69EFF
square
#FFC59E #A7FF9E #9ED8FF #F69EFF
split-complementary
#FFC59E #9EFFF6 #9EA7FF
monochromatic
#FF7C24 #FFA061 #FFC59E #FFEADB #FFEDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#FFC59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.73
#FFC59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFC59E
13.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFC59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFC59E | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.73 | 13.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6CA9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D69E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffc59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 197, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.084 55.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd6bb',
500: '#ffc59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffc59e; $custom-light: #ffd6bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffc59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 197,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.124,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86615,
"c": 0.08422,
"h": 55.2
},
"luminance": 0.63661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFC59E
secondary
#5FAEE3
accent
#89E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFBF8
border
#D7D4D1
text
#181411
muted
#868381