#FFDEADNavajowhite is a vivid, fully saturated, light warm orange (#FFDEAD).
Navajowhite is a light, vivid, fully saturated take on orange. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes navajowhite a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Navajowhite is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on navajowhite hits 16.30:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.29:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of navajowhite sits at 216° — #ADCEFF, close to lightskyblue — 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 navajowhite in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from navajowhite's position on the color wheel (hue 36°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix navajowhite 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 navajowhite 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 Navajowhite | 1.29:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Navajowhite | 16.30:1 | AAA | AAA |
#F1F0B9#F3F5BC#FDC2C4Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword navajowhite directly.
:root {
--navajowhite: #FFDEAD;
--navajowhite-rgb: 255, 222, 173;
--navajowhite-tint: #FFEDD2;
--navajowhite-shade: #8C7A5F;
}
.btn-navajowhite {
background: var(--navajowhite);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'navajowhite': {
DEFAULT: '#FFDEAD',
light: '#FFEDD2',
dark: '#8C7A5F',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.