#FFCD4E#FFCD4E
#FFCD4E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.150 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFCD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 205, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 69%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 69.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.73, 5.09, 67.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.73, 67.34, 85.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.03% 0.0082 0.1502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.03% 0.15 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4502, 65.4769, 16.4499) |
| Luminance | 0.6547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 3.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.66
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 3.83
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.35
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFCD4E #4E80FF
analogous
#FF744E #FFCD4E #D8FF4E
triadic
#FFCD4E #4EFFCD #CD4EFF
tetradic
#FFCD4E #4EFF74 #4E80FF #FF4ED8
square
#FFCD4E #4EFF74 #4E80FF #FF4ED8
split-complementary
#FFCD4E #4ED8FF #744EFF
monochromatic
#D39700 #FFBC11 #FFCD4E #FFDE8B #FFF0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#FFCD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.09
#FFCD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFCD4E
14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFCD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFCD4E | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.09 | 14.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CC3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0D954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffcd4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 205, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.150 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffdb86',
500: '#ffcd4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffcd4e; $custom-light: #ffdb86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffcd4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 205,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.051,
"s": 100,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87028,
"c": 0.15045,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.65473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFCD4E
secondary
#2454CD
accent
#41E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF3
border
#D7D4CD
text
#19150C
muted
#87847F