#FFE49D#FFE49D
#FFE49D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.094 H 89.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 38.4%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.32, -0.39, 38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.32, 38.05, 90.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.51% 0.0007 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.51% 0.094 89.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.0709, 79.1839, 43.2214) |
| Luminance | 0.7918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.13
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.38
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.44
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.33
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE49D #9DB8FF
analogous
#FFB39D #FFE49D #E9FF9D
triadic
#FFE49D #9DFFE4 #E49DFF
tetradic
#FFE49D #9DFFB3 #9DB8FF #FF9DE9
square
#FFE49D #9DFFB3 #9DB8FF #FF9DE9
split-complementary
#FFE49D #9DE9FF #B39DFF
monochromatic
#FFC223 #FFD360 #FFE49D #FFF5DA #FFF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.84
#FFE49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE49D
16.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE49D | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.84 | 16.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E298
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE99F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.094 89.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecba',
500: '#ffe49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe49d; $custom-light: #ffecba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.469,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9251,
"c": 0.09389,
"h": 89.5
},
"luminance": 0.79181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE49D
secondary
#5E82E3
accent
#3FE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181612
muted
#868482