#FFE4A0#FFE4A0
#FFE4A0 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.793; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.091 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE4A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 37%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 37.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.36, -0.06, 36.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.36, 36.59, 90.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.56% 0.0019 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.56% 0.091 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.3302, 79.2876, 44.5869) |
| Luminance | 0.7929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 2.54
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.10
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.44
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 4.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.93
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE4A0 #A0BBFF
analogous
#FFB5A0 #FFE4A0 #EBFFA0
triadic
#FFE4A0 #A0FFE4 #E4A0FF
tetradic
#FFE4A0 #A0FFB5 #A0BBFF #FFA0EB
square
#FFE4A0 #A0FFB5 #A0BBFF #FFA0EB
split-complementary
#FFE4A0 #A0EBFF #B5A0FF
monochromatic
#FFC126 #FFD363 #FFE4A0 #FFF5DD #FFF6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FFE4A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.86
#FFE4A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE4A0
16.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE4A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE4A0 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.86 | 16.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E29B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE9A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe4a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.091 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecbc',
500: '#ffe4a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe4a0; $custom-light: #ffecbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe4a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.947,
"s": 100,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92562,
"c": 0.09064,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.79285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE4A0
secondary
#6085E3
accent
#41E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181612
muted
#868482