#FFE5AA#FFE5AA
#FFE5AA is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.802; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.080 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 229, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 33.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.78, 0.58, 32.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.78, 32.07, 88.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.94% 0.0043 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.94% 0.08 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5163, 80.2034, 49.4726) |
| Luminance | 0.8020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 0.68
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 3.02
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.75
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 3.94
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.00
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE5AA #AAC4FF
analogous
#FFBAAA #FFE5AA #EEFFAA
triadic
#FFE5AA #AAFFE5 #E5AAFF
tetradic
#FFE5AA #AAFFBA #AAC4FF #FFAAEE
square
#FFE5AA #AAFFBA #AAC4FF #FFAAEE
split-complementary
#FFE5AA #AAEEFF #BAAAFF
monochromatic
#FFC030 #FFD26D #FFE5AA #FFF6E0 #FFF6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FFE5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.04
#FFE5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE5AA
17.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE5AA | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.04 | 17.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E3A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9EAAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 229, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.080 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedc3',
500: '#ffe5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe5aa; $custom-light: #ffedc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 229,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.647,
"s": 100,
"l": 83.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9294,
"c": 0.08037,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.80201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE5AA
secondary
#698FE4
accent
#46E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF9
border
#D7D5D2
text
#181612
muted
#868482