Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind amber-300 #FCD34D

Tailwind CSS v3's amber-300 is #FCD34D. It is a pale soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.879, chroma 0.153 and hue 91.6°. The nearest CSS named color is gold (#FFD700), ΔE2000 4.4 away.

Relative luminance
0.6782
OKLCH L · C · h
0.879 · 0.153 · 91.6
Best text
Black 14.56:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#FCD34D color codes

HEX
#FCD34D
RGB
rgb(252, 211, 77)
HSL
hsl(46, 97%, 65%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.879 0.153 91.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.879 -0.004 0.153)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 85.92, a* 0.72, b* 68.67
XYZ (D65)
X 64.78, Y 67.82, Z 16.70
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 16%, 69%, 1%)

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 #FCD34D accessible?

Black text on it reaches 14.56:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.44:1.

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

    14.56:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +82

  • White text on it

    1.44:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −23

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.44:1

  • As text on black

    14.56:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −82

  • As text on white

    1.44:1

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

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.44:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8E7200 4.60:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.88 to 0.56 reaches 4.60:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FCD34D 14.56:1

    It already reaches 14.56:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FCD34D 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 #FCD34D

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FCD34D sits at step 200.

  1. 50#FFF5D7
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.29
  2. 100#FFEAAC
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.61
  3. 200This color#FCD34D
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.56
  4. 300#E0BA3C
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.25
  5. 400#C39D00
    White
    2.57
    Black
    8.14
  6. 500#A28200
    White
    3.66
    Black
    5.72
  7. 600#866B00
    White
    5.10
    Black
    4.11
  8. 700#6B5500
    White
    7.18
    Black
    2.92
  9. 800#4E3E00
    White
    10.43
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#332700
    White
    14.67
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1D1500
    White
    18.11
    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. 300This color#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. 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 #FCD34D can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.166; #FCD34D uses 92% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.202 there: 22% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.153
sRGB edge
0.166
Display P3 edge
0.202
Rec. 2020 edge
0.212
Dominant wavelength
576 nm
Excitation purity
69%
Chromaticity
x 0.4339, y 0.4543
  • This color#FCD34D
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFD237
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.879 0.202 91.6)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fcd34d;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.8233 0.1086); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FCD34D

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%#FEE9A6
  • OKLab50%#FEEAB0
  • OKLCH50%#FEEAB0

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7E6A27
  • OKLab50%#625118
  • OKLCH50%#625118

Its complement #C9D6FF

  • sRGB50%#E3D5A6
  • OKLab50%#E2D7B4
  • OKLCH50%#80EEDC
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fcd34d, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fcd34d 50%, white);

In use

#FCD34D 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, 4.5:114.56:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.44:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.44:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.44:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8E7200 4.60:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.56:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:112.99:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:112.99:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:112.99:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FCD34D looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 30.6; deuteranopia changes it least, 4.7.

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

    #E9D03A ΔE2000 4.7

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F4DC54 ΔE2000 4.7

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFC2B8 ΔE2000 30.6

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #D7D7D7 ΔE2000 27.0

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #C9D6FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FCD34D · #C9D6FF44.7Stays distinct
Protanopia#E9D03A · #CAD9FF45.1Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#F4DC54 · #C6D5FE45.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFC2B8 · #BCDEE332.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7 · #D7D7D70.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FCD34D

Its complement is #C9D6FF, a pale 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#FCD34D
  • Complement#C9D6FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFCCA0
  • Base#FCD34D
  • +30°#C7E76C

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FCD34D
  • +120°#7CEAFF
  • +240°#FFBFF5

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FCD34D
  • +150°#B2DDFF
  • +210°#DFCDFF

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-300: #fcd34d;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as amber-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        amber: { 300: '#fcd34d' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own amber-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-amber-300: oklch(0.879 0.153 91.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "amber-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9882, 0.8275, 0.302],
        "hex": "#fcd34d"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 amber-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let amber300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.988, green: 0.827, blue: 0.302, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Amber300 = Color(0xFFFCD34D)
}

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 #FCD34D in the tools

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