#FFC74E#FFC74E
#FFC74E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.627; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.148 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFC74E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 199, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 100%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 69%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 69.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.26, 8.19, 65.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.26, 66.16, 82.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.88% 0.0172 0.147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.88% 0.148 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0424, 62.6613, 15.9807) |
| Luminance | 0.6266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 4.09
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 4.19
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 4.20
Amber
#FFBF00
ΔE00 4.28
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 4.33
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFC74E #4E86FF
analogous
#FF6E4E #FFC74E #DEFF4E
triadic
#FFC74E #4EFFC7 #C74EFF
tetradic
#FFC74E #4EFF6E #4E86FF #FF4EDE
square
#FFC74E #4EFF6E #4E86FF #FF4EDE
split-complementary
#FFC74E #4EDEFF #6E4EFF
monochromatic
#D39000 #FFB411 #FFC74E #FFDA8B #FFEEC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#FFC74E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.53
#FFC74E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFC74E
13.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFC74E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFC74E | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.53 | 13.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC73E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD553
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffc74e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 199, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.148 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd786',
500: '#ffc74e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffc74e; $custom-light: #ffd786; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffc74e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 199,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.017,
"s": 100,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85876,
"c": 0.14803,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.62657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFC74E
secondary
#245ACD
accent
#49E600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#19140B
muted
#87837E