#FFE4AE#FFE4AE
#FFE4AE is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.075 H 84.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 228, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 100%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 32%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 31.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.60, 1.57, 29.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.60, 29.82, 86.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.82% 0.0074 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.82% 0.075 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.6245, 79.8053, 51.4039) |
| Luminance | 0.7980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 0.66
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 1.76
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 2.82
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 2.97
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.46
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE4AE #AEC9FF
analogous
#FFBCAE #FFE4AE #F2FFAE
triadic
#FFE4AE #AEFFE4 #E4AEFF
tetradic
#FFE4AE #AEFFBC #AEC9FF #FFAEF2
square
#FFE4AE #AEFFBC #AEC9FF #FFAEF2
split-complementary
#FFE4AE #AEF2FF #BCAEFF
monochromatic
#FFBB34 #FFD071 #FFE4AE #FFF5E0 #FFF5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FFE4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.96
#FFE4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE4AE
16.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE4AE | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.96 | 16.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E3AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8EAB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 228, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.075 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffecc6',
500: '#ffe4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe4ae; $custom-light: #ffecc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 228,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 100,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92822,
"c": 0.07525,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.79803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE4AE
secondary
#6C94E5
accent
#4CE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF9
border
#D7D5D2
text
#181613
muted
#868482