Orange

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 10.63:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FFA500sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(255, 165, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(39, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindamber-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.97:1

Black textAAA10.63:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#533814

#A56C15

#FFA500

#FFC16A

#FFDDB2

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FF2600

#FFA500

#D9FF00

Triadic

#FFA500

#00FFA5

#A500FF

Complement

#FFA500

#005AFF

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-orange: #FFA500;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-orange);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue73°

Lightness75 L*

Chroma82.5

Luminance0.482