#FFA500Orange is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned warm orange (#FFA500).
Orange reads as a vivid, fully saturated orange with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes orange a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Orange is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on orange hits 10.63:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.97:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of orange sits at 219° — #0059FF — 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 orange in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from orange's position on the color wheel (hue 39°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix orange 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 orange 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 Orange | 1.97:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Orange | 10.63:1 | AAA | AAA |
#D8D728#DDE432#FA474ECopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword orange directly.
:root {
--orange: #FFA500;
--orange-rgb: 255, 165, 0;
--orange-tint: #FFCE73;
--orange-shade: #8C5B00;
}
.btn-orange {
background: var(--orange);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'orange': {
DEFAULT: '#FFA500',
light: '#FFCE73',
dark: '#8C5B00',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.