#FFD16C#FFD16C
#FFD16C is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.679; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.130 H 85.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFD16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 209, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 58%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 57.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.98, 4.87, 55.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.98, 55.59, 84.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.1% 0.0112 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.1% 0.13 85) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7504, 67.9475, 23.7838) |
| Luminance | 0.6794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.57
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.39
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.80
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFD16C #6C9AFF
analogous
#FF876C #FFD16C #E4FF6C
triadic
#FFD16C #6CFFD1 #D16CFF
tetradic
#FFD16C #6CFF87 #6C9AFF #FF6CE4
square
#FFD16C #6CFF87 #6C9AFF #FF6CE4
split-complementary
#FFD16C #6CE4FF #876CFF
monochromatic
#F1A500 #FFBE2F #FFD16C #FFE4A9 #FFF5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#FFD16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.59
#FFD16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFD16C
14.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFD16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFD16C | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.59 | 14.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC2BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffd16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 209, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.130 85.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffde99',
500: '#ffd16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffd16c; $custom-light: #ffde99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffd16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 209,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.224,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88099,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 85
},
"luminance": 0.67944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFD16C
secondary
#3468DB
accent
#48E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#19150E
muted
#87847F