Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind amber-800 #92400E

Tailwind CSS v3's amber-800 is #92400E. It is a dark soft brown in the brown family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.473, chroma 0.125 and hue 46.2°. The nearest CSS named color is saddlebrown (#8B4513), ΔE2000 2.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.0981
OKLCH L · C · h
0.473 · 0.125 · 46.2
Best text
White 7.09:1
Hue family
Brown
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#92400E color codes

HEX
#92400E
RGB
rgb(146, 64, 14)
HSL
hsl(23, 83%, 31%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.473 0.125 46.2)
OKLab
oklab(0.473 0.086 0.090)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 37.50, a* 31.98, b* 43.42
XYZ (D65)
X 13.77, Y 9.81, Z 1.58
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 56%, 90%, 43%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #92400E accessible?

White text on it reaches 7.09:1, passing AAA. Black text fails at 2.96:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    2.96:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +20

  • White text on it

    7.09:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −88

  • As text on black

    2.96:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −18

  • As text on white

    7.09:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +83

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #92400E 7.09:1

    It already reaches 7.09:1 on white, so no change is needed.

  • For text on black

    #B35E32 4.56:1

    Lightening its OKLCH lightness from 0.47 to 0.57 reaches 4.56:1 on black, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

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Studio

Adjust #92400E live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #92400E

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #92400E sits at step 700.

  1. 50#FFF2EC
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.16
  2. 100#FFE5D9
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.46
  3. 200#FFCAB2
    White
    1.46
    Black
    14.34
  4. 300#FCA57C
    White
    1.94
    Black
    10.81
  5. 400#E0885D
    White
    2.67
    Black
    7.84
  6. 500#C26C40
    White
    3.80
    Black
    5.51
  7. 600#A85428
    White
    5.29
    Black
    3.96
  8. 700This color#92400E
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.96
  9. 800#6A2900
    White
    10.88
    Black
    1.93
  10. 900#471900
    White
    14.92
    Black
    1.40
  11. 950#2A0B00
    White
    18.31
    Black
    1.14

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 amber scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#FFFBEB
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.25
  2. 100#FEF3C7
    White
    1.11
    Black
    18.85
  3. 200#FDE68A
    White
    1.24
    Black
    16.86
  4. 300#FCD34D
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.56
  5. 400#FBBF24
    White
    1.66
    Black
    12.57
  6. 500#F59E0B
    White
    2.14
    Black
    9.77
  7. 600#D97706
    White
    3.18
    Black
    6.59
  8. 700#B45309
    White
    5.02
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800This color#92400E
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.96
  10. 900#78350F
    White
    9.07
    Black
    2.31
  11. 950#451A03
    White
    14.97
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #92400E can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.133; #92400E uses 94% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.151 there: 13% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.125
sRGB edge
0.133
Display P3 edge
0.151
Rec. 2020 edge
0.152
Dominant wavelength
594 nm
Excitation purity
83%
Chromaticity
x 0.5471, y 0.3899
  • This color#92400E
  • Most vivid in sRGB#953D00
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.473 0.151 46.2)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #92400e;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.5644 0.2398 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #92400E

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#C9A087
  • OKLab50%#CC9E89
  • OKLCH50%#CC9E89

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#492007
  • OKLab50%#351302
  • OKLCH50%#351302

Its complement #006583

  • sRGB50%#495349
  • OKLab50%#645954
  • OKLCH50%#734684
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #92400e, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #92400e 50%, white);

In use

#92400E in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.09:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:17.09:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:17.09:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:17.09:1 Passes

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.09:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.64:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.64:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.64:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #BD673B 4.60:1

Color vision

How #92400E looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.8; tritanopia changes it least, 16.9.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

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  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #584D03 ΔE2000 24.0

    Distinct

    Reads as dark muted brown

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #6C5F0A ΔE2000 24.5

    Distinct

    Reads as muted brown

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #A12D37 ΔE2000 16.9

    Distinct

    Reads as dark soft red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #585858 ΔE2000 24.8

    Distinct

    Reads as dark gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #006583. Their lightness contrast is only 1.07:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#92400E · #00658345.3Stays distinct
Protanopia#584D03 · #55638438.8Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#6C5F0A · #45588343.1Stays distinct
Tritanopia#A12D37 · #006E6F50.0Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#585858 · #5D5D5D1.8Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #92400E

Its complement is #006583, a dark muted blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#92400E
  • Complement#006583

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#953843
  • Base#92400E
  • +30°#7B5300

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#92400E
  • +120°#006D4F
  • +240°#584E9D

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#92400E
  • +150°#00696B
  • +210°#265BA0

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-amber-800: #92400e;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as amber-800;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        amber: { 800: '#92400e' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own amber-800; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-amber-800: oklch(0.473 0.125 46.2);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "amber-800": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.5725, 0.251, 0.0549],
        "hex": "#92400e"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 amber-800"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let amber800 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.573, green: 0.251, blue: 0.055, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Amber800 = Color(0xFF92400E)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #92400E in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.