Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind amber-600 #D97706

Tailwind CSS v3's amber-600 is #D97706. It is a light soft orange in the orange family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.666, chroma 0.157 and hue 58.3°. The nearest CSS named color is peru (#CD853F), ΔE2000 5.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.2796
OKLCH L · C · h
0.666 · 0.157 · 58.3
Best text
Black 6.59:1
Hue family
Orange
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#D97706 color codes

HEX
#D97706
RGB
rgb(217, 119, 6)
HSL
hsl(32, 95%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.666 0.157 58.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.666 0.083 0.134)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 59.86, a* 32.27, b* 65.93
XYZ (D65)
X 35.25, Y 27.96, Z 3.71
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 45%, 97%, 15%)

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 #D97706 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 6.59:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.18:1, enough for large text only.

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

    6.59:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +45

  • White text on it

    3.18:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −63

  • As text on black

    6.59:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −43

  • As text on white

    3.18:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +58

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #B36100 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.67 to 0.58 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #D97706 6.59:1

    It already reaches 6.59:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #D97706 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.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #D97706

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #D97706 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF2E9
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  2. 100#FFE6D3
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.51
  3. 200#FFCCA5
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.43
  4. 300#FFA65D
    White
    1.93
    Black
    10.86
  5. 400This color#D97706
    White
    3.18
    Black
    6.59
  6. 500#C66B00
    White
    3.81
    Black
    5.50
  7. 600#A45800
    White
    5.28
    Black
    3.97
  8. 700#844500
    White
    7.41
    Black
    2.83
  9. 800#613200
    White
    10.68
    Black
    1.96
  10. 900#411F00
    White
    14.78
    Black
    1.42
  11. 950#260F00
    White
    18.24
    Black
    1.15

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. 600This color#D97706
    White
    3.18
    Black
    6.59
  8. 700#B45309
    White
    5.02
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#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 #D97706 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.159; #D97706 uses 99% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.182 there: 14% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.157
sRGB edge
0.159
Display P3 edge
0.182
Rec. 2020 edge
0.184
Dominant wavelength
588 nm
Excitation purity
85%
Chromaticity
x 0.5267, y 0.4178
  • This color#D97706
  • Most vivid in sRGB#DA7700
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.666 0.182 58.3)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #d97706;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8301 0.4646 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #D97706

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%#ECBB83
  • OKLab50%#F0BC96
  • OKLCH50%#F0BC96

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6D3C03
  • OKLab50%#532A01
  • OKLCH50%#532A01

Its complement #009FE4

  • sRGB50%#6D8B75
  • OKLab50%#969391
  • OKLCH50%#43AD5C
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #d97706, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #d97706 50%, white);

In use

#D97706 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, 4.5:16.59:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.18:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.18:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.18:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #B36100 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.59:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.88:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.88:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.88:1 Passes

Color vision

How #D97706 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.7; protanopia changes it least, 22.6.

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

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #958200 ΔE2000 22.6

    Distinct

    Reads as soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #AC9905 ΔE2000 23.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft yellow

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #EE6065 ΔE2000 26.6

    Distinct

    Reads as light vivid red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #909090 ΔE2000 27.7

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #009FE4. Their lightness contrast is only 1.07:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#D97706 · #009FE451.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#958200 · #7DA0E752.8Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#AC9905 · #628EE356.7Stays distinct
Tritanopia#EE6065 · #00B1B756.8Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#909090 · #9696962.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #D97706

Its complement is #009FE4, a light soft 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#D97706
  • Complement#009FE4

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#E4685A
  • Base#D97706
  • +30°#B68E00

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D97706
  • +120°#00AC94
  • +240°#A17BE7

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D97706
  • +150°#00A7B9
  • +210°#6B8DF4

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-600: #d97706;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as amber-600;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        amber: { 600: '#d97706' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own amber-600; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-amber-600: oklch(0.666 0.157 58.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "amber-600": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.851, 0.4667, 0.0235],
        "hex": "#d97706"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 amber-600"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let amber600 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.851, green: 0.467, blue: 0.024, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Amber600 = Color(0xFFD97706)
}

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 #D97706 in the tools

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