Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind orange-300 #FDBA74

Tailwind CSS v3's orange-300 is #FDBA74. It is a pale soft orange in the orange family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.837, chroma 0.117 and hue 66.3°. The nearest CSS named color is sandybrown (#F4A460), ΔE2000 5.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.5726
OKLCH L · C · h
0.837 · 0.117 · 66.3
Best text
Black 12.45:1
Hue family
Orange
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#FDBA74 color codes

HEX
#FDBA74
RGB
rgb(253, 186, 116)
HSL
hsl(31, 97%, 72%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.837 0.117 66.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.837 0.047 0.107)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 80.33, a* 16.60, b* 44.69
XYZ (D65)
X 61.22, Y 57.27, Z 24.35
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 26%, 54%, 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 #FDBA74 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 12.45:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.68:1.

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

    12.45:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +74

  • White text on it

    1.68:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −33

  • As text on black

    12.45:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −73

  • As text on white

    1.68:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +29

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #A5681B 4.56:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.84 to 0.57 reaches 4.56:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDBA74 12.45:1

    It already reaches 12.45:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDBA74 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 #FDBA74

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDBA74 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF3E7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.22
  2. 100#FFE6CF
    White
    1.20
    Black
    17.47
  3. 200#FFCD9B
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.45
  4. 300This color#FDBA74
    White
    1.68
    Black
    12.45
  5. 400#D2924E
    White
    2.63
    Black
    7.96
  6. 500#B5762E
    White
    3.75
    Black
    5.59
  7. 600#9B5F0C
    White
    5.20
    Black
    4.03
  8. 700#7E4A00
    White
    7.32
    Black
    2.86
  9. 800#5C3500
    White
    10.69
    Black
    1.96
  10. 900#3D2100
    White
    14.83
    Black
    1.41
  11. 950#231100
    White
    18.23
    Black
    1.15

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. 300This color#FDBA74
    White
    1.68
    Black
    12.45
  5. 400#FB923C
    White
    2.26
    Black
    9.27
  6. 500#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 #FDBA74 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.121; #FDBA74 uses 96% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.153 there: 26% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.117
sRGB edge
0.121
Display P3 edge
0.153
Rec. 2020 edge
0.216
Dominant wavelength
583 nm
Excitation purity
53%
Chromaticity
x 0.4286, y 0.4009
  • This color#FDBA74
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFB970
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.837 0.153 66.3)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fdba74;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.7188 0.3836); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDBA74

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%#FEDDBA
  • OKLab50%#FFDDBC
  • OKLCH50%#FFDDBC

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F5D3A
  • OKLab50%#624629
  • OKLCH50%#624629

Its complement #9BD0FF

  • sRGB50%#CCC5BA
  • OKLab50%#D0C8BF
  • OKLCH50%#91DEAE
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fdba74, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fdba74 50%, white);

In use

#FDBA74 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, 4.5:112.45:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.68:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.68:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.68:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #A5681B 4.56:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:112.45:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:111.10:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:111.10:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:111.10:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDBA74 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 23.3; protanopia changes it least, 15.0.

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

    #D0BE6E ΔE2000 15.0

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #E0CD75 ΔE2000 15.4

    Distinct

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFABA9 ΔE2000 22.6

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #C7C7C7 ΔE2000 23.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #9BD0FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.03:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FDBA74 · #9BD0FF41.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#D0BE6E · #BDD0FF41.7Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#E0CD75 · #B0C6FE45.1Stays distinct
Tritanopia#FFABA9 · #77DBDF45.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7 · #CACACA0.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDBA74

Its complement is #9BD0FF, 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#FDBA74
  • Complement#9BD0FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFB4A0
  • Base#FDBA74
  • +30°#E0C96C

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDBA74
  • +120°#5FE2D5
  • +240°#DAB8FF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDBA74
  • +150°#61DCFA
  • +210°#BBC5FF

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-300: #fdba74;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as orange-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        orange: { 300: '#fdba74' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own orange-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-orange-300: oklch(0.837 0.117 66.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "orange-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.7294, 0.4549],
        "hex": "#fdba74"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 orange-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let orange300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.729, blue: 0.455, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Orange300 = Color(0xFFFDBA74)
}

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 #FDBA74 in the tools

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