#FFE49B#FFE49B
#FFE49B is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.096 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE49B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 39.2%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.29, -0.61, 39.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.29, 39.01, 90.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.48% 0 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.48% 0.096 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.9015, 79.1161, 42.3295) |
| Luminance | 0.7911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.03
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.48
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.00
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE49B #9BB6FF
analogous
#FFB29B #FFE49B #E8FF9B
triadic
#FFE49B #9BFFE4 #E49BFF
tetradic
#FFE49B #9BFFB2 #9BB6FF #FF9BE8
square
#FFE49B #9BFFB2 #9BB6FF #FF9BE8
split-complementary
#FFE49B #9BE8FF #B29BFF
monochromatic
#FFC321 #FFD35E #FFE49B #FFF5D8 #FFF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE49B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.82
#FFE49B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE49B
16.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE49B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE49B | 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)
#F4E296
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE99D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe49b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.096 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecb9',
500: '#ffe49b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe49b; $custom-light: #ffecb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe49b",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.8,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92476,
"c": 0.09605,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.79113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE49B
secondary
#5C80E2
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481