#FFE69C#FFE69C
#FFE69C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.097 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFE69C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 230, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 39%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 38.8%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.80, -1.51, 39.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.80, 39.20, 92.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.89% -0.0026 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.89% 0.097 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.5392, 80.2566, 42.9580) |
| Luminance | 0.8025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.82
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.89
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.09
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFE69C #9CB5FF
analogous
#FFB49C #FFE69C #E7FF9C
triadic
#FFE69C #9CFFE6 #E69CFF
tetradic
#FFE69C #9CFFB4 #9CB5FF #FF9CE7
square
#FFE69C #9CFFB4 #9CB5FF #FF9CE7
split-complementary
#FFE69C #9CE7FF #B49CFF
monochromatic
#FFC722 #FFD75F #FFE69C #FFF5D9 #FFF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#FFE69C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.05
#FFE69C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFE69C
17.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFE69C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFE69C | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.05 | 17.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E397
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffe69c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 230, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.097 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffedba',
500: '#ffe69c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffe69c; $custom-light: #ffedba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffe69c",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 230,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.848,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92885,
"c": 0.09651,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.80254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFE69C
secondary
#5D7FE2
accent
#3AE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481