#FFE4B5Moccasin is a vivid, fully saturated, light warm orange (#FFE4B5).
Moccasin is a light, vivid, fully saturated take on orange. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes moccasin a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Moccasin is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on moccasin hits 17.02:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.23:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of moccasin sits at 218° — #B2CFFF, close to lightsteelblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for moccasin in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from moccasin's position on the color wheel (hue 38°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix moccasin toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how moccasin performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Moccasin | 1.23:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Moccasin | 17.02:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F3F3C0#F5F7C3#FEC9CBCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword moccasin directly.
:root {
--moccasin: #FFE4B5;
--moccasin-rgb: 255, 228, 181;
--moccasin-tint: #FFF0D6;
--moccasin-shade: #8C7D64;
}
.btn-moccasin {
background: var(--moccasin);
color: #000000;
}@import "tailwindcss";
@theme {
--color-moccasin: #FFE4B5;
--color-moccasin-light: #FFF0D6;
--color-moccasin-dark: #8C7D64;
}Generate a complete ramp and semantic roles in the Tailwind color generator.
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
moccasin: { DEFAULT: "#FFE4B5", light: "#FFF0D6", dark: "#8C7D64" }
}
}
}
};The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.