#FFCD4A#FFCD4A
#FFCD4A is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.153 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFCD4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 205, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 71%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 71%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.70, 4.90, 68.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.70, 68.88, 85.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87% 0.0072 0.1528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87% 0.153 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3111, 65.4213, 15.7175) |
| Luminance | 0.6542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 3.32
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 3.53
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.61
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 3.93
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 4.29
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFCD4A #4A7CFF
analogous
#FF724A #FFCD4A #D7FF4A
triadic
#FFCD4A #4AFFCD #CD4AFF
tetradic
#FFCD4A #4AFF72 #4A7CFF #FF4AD7
square
#FFCD4A #4AFF72 #4A7CFF #FF4AD7
split-complementary
#FFCD4A #4AD7FF #724AFF
monochromatic
#CF9600 #FFBC0D #FFCD4A #FFDE87 #FFEFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#FFCD4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.08
#FFCD4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFCD4A
14.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFCD4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFCD4A | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.08 | 14.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CC37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1D950
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffcd4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 205, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.153 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffdb84',
500: '#ffcd4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffcd4a; $custom-light: #ffdb84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffcd4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 205,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.425,
"s": 100,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86996,
"c": 0.15297,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.65417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFCD4A
secondary
#2451CA
accent
#3FE600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#19150B
muted
#87847E