Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind orange-500 #F97316

Tailwind CSS v3's orange-500 is #F97316. It is a light vivid orange in the orange family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.705, chroma 0.187 and hue 47.6°. The nearest CSS named color is chocolate (#D2691E), ΔE2000 7.7 away.

Relative luminance
0.3246
OKLCH L · C · h
0.705 · 0.187 · 47.6
Best text
Black 7.49:1
Hue family
Orange
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#F97316 color codes

HEX
#F97316
RGB
rgb(249, 115, 22)
HSL
hsl(25, 95%, 53%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.705 0.187 47.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.705 0.126 0.138)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 63.73, a* 47.05, b* 67.61
XYZ (D65)
X 45.35, Y 32.47, Z 4.64
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 54%, 91%, 2%)

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 #F97316 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.49:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.80:1.

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

    7.49:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +50

  • White text on it

    2.80:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −58

  • As text on black

    7.49:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −48

  • As text on white

    2.80:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +53

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #C25500 4.57:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.70 to 0.58 reaches 4.57:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #F97316 7.49:1

    It already reaches 7.49:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #F97316 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 #F97316

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #F97316 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF2EC
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.16
  2. 100#FFE5D9
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.46
  3. 200#FFCAB0
    White
    1.46
    Black
    14.32
  4. 300#FFA475
    White
    1.94
    Black
    10.81
  5. 400This color#F97316
    White
    2.80
    Black
    7.49
  6. 500#D45E00
    White
    3.88
    Black
    5.40
  7. 600#B04D00
    White
    5.37
    Black
    3.90
  8. 700#8E3C00
    White
    7.50
    Black
    2.79
  9. 800#692A00
    White
    10.87
    Black
    1.93
  10. 900#461A00
    White
    14.91
    Black
    1.40
  11. 950#290C00
    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 orange scale

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

  1. 50#FFF7ED
    White
    1.06
    Black
    19.77
  2. 100#FFEDD5
    White
    1.14
    Black
    18.32
  3. 200#FED7AA
    White
    1.35
    Black
    15.51
  4. 300#FDBA74
    White
    1.68
    Black
    12.45
  5. 400#FB923C
    White
    2.26
    Black
    9.27
  6. 500This color#F97316
    White
    2.80
    Black
    7.49
  7. 600#EA580C
    White
    3.55
    Black
    5.89
  8. 700#C2410C
    White
    5.17
    Black
    4.05
  9. 800#9A3412
    White
    7.30
    Black
    2.87
  10. 900#7C2D12
    White
    9.37
    Black
    2.24
  11. 950#431407
    White
    15.65
    Black
    1.34

Gamut

How vivid #F97316 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.193; #F97316 uses 97% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.219 there: 14% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.187
sRGB edge
0.193
Display P3 edge
0.219
Rec. 2020 edge
0.221
Dominant wavelength
593 nm
Excitation purity
84%
Chromaticity
x 0.5500, y 0.3938
  • This color#F97316
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FC7100
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.705 0.219 47.6)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #f97316;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9551 0.4411 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #F97316

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%#FCB98B
  • OKLab50%#FFBC9A
  • OKLCH50%#FFBE9D

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7D3A0B
  • OKLab50%#612803
  • OKLCH50%#612803

Its complement #00AFE2

  • sRGB50%#7D917C
  • OKLab50%#AE9B93
  • OKLCH50%#C97CE1
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #f97316, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #f97316 50%, white);

In use

#F97316 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, 4.5:17.49:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.80:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.80:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.80:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #C25500 4.57:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.49:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:16.68:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:16.68:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:16.68:1 Passes

Color vision

How #F97316 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 31.7; tritanopia changes it least, 23.3.

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

    #9A8700 ΔE2000 30.4

    Distinct

    Reads as soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #BAA60D ΔE2000 31.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft yellow

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FF5363 ΔE2000 23.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light vivid red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #9A9A9A ΔE2000 28.9

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #00AFE2. Their lightness contrast is only 1.09:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#F97316 · #00AFE255.2Stays distinct
Protanopia#9A8700 · #94ACE450.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#BAA60D · #7A9AE154.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FF5363 · #00BDC061.7Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A · #A2A2A22.5Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #F97316

Its complement is #00AFE2, 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#F97316
  • Complement#00AFE2

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FE6574
  • Base#F97316
  • +30°#D29200

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F97316
  • +120°#00BC8E
  • +240°#9C8CFF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F97316
  • +150°#00B6BA
  • +210°#5EA0FF

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-orange-500: #f97316;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as orange-500;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        orange: { 500: '#f97316' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own orange-500; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-orange-500: oklch(0.705 0.187 47.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "orange-500": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9765, 0.451, 0.0863],
        "hex": "#f97316"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 orange-500"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let orange500 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.976, green: 0.451, blue: 0.086, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Orange500 = Color(0xFFF97316)
}

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 #F97316 in the tools

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