#FFE49E#FFE49E
#FFE49E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.093 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 38%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.33, -0.28, 37.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.33, 37.56, 90.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.53% 0.0011 0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.53% 0.093 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1566, 79.2182, 43.6728) |
| Luminance | 0.7922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 2.94
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.24
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.43
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.56
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.20
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE49E #9EB9FF
analogous
#FFB39E #FFE49E #E9FF9E
triadic
#FFE49E #9EFFE4 #E49EFF
tetradic
#FFE49E #9EFFB3 #9EB9FF #FF9EE9
square
#FFE49E #9EFFB3 #9EB9FF #FF9EE9
split-complementary
#FFE49E #9EE9FF #B39EFF
monochromatic
#FFC224 #FFD361 #FFE49E #FFF5DB #FFF6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.84
#FFE49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE49E
16.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE49E | 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)
#F3E299
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE9A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.093 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecbb',
500: '#ffe49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe49e; $custom-light: #ffecbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.299,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92527,
"c": 0.09282,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.79215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE49E
secondary
#5F83E3
accent
#40E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181612
muted
#868482