#FFE49A#FFE49A
#FFE49A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.097 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE49A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 39.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.27, -0.71, 39.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.27, 39.50, 91.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.46% -0.0004 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.46% 0.097 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.8179, 79.0827, 41.8890) |
| Luminance | 0.7908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.70
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.86
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.51
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.59
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE49A #9AB5FF
analogous
#FFB19A #FFE49A #E8FF9A
triadic
#FFE49A #9AFFE4 #E49AFF
tetradic
#FFE49A #9AFFB1 #9AB5FF #FF9AE8
square
#FFE49A #9AFFB1 #9AB5FF #FF9AE8
split-complementary
#FFE49A #9AE8FF #B19AFF
monochromatic
#FFC320 #FFD45D #FFE49A #FFF4D7 #FFF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE49A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.82
#FFE49A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE49A
16.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE49A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE49A | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.82 | 16.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E195
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE99C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe49a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.097 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecb8',
500: '#ffe49a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe49a; $custom-light: #ffecb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe49a",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.96,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92459,
"c": 0.09713,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.7908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE49A
secondary
#5B7FE2
accent
#3DE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481