#FFE49F#FFE49F
#FFE49F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.792; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.092 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 37.6%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.35, -0.17, 37.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.35, 37.08, 90.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.55% 0.0015 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.55% 0.092 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.2430, 79.2527, 44.1280) |
| Luminance | 0.7925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 2.74
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.17
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.43
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.74
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.01
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE49F #9FBAFF
analogous
#FFB49F #FFE49F #EAFF9F
triadic
#FFE49F #9FFFE4 #E49FFF
tetradic
#FFE49F #9FFFB4 #9FBAFF #FF9FEA
square
#FFE49F #9FFFB4 #9FBAFF #FF9FEA
split-complementary
#FFE49F #9FEAFF #B49FFF
monochromatic
#FFC225 #FFD362 #FFE49F #FFF5DC #FFF6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.85
#FFE49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE49F
16.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE49F | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.85 | 16.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E29A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE9A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.092 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecbc',
500: '#ffe49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe49f; $custom-light: #ffecbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92545,
"c": 0.09173,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.7925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE49F
secondary
#5F84E3
accent
#41E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181612
muted
#868482