#F2B41B
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.6% 0.161 82.6), rgb(242, 180, 27).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.31:1).
About this color
#F2B41B is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 83°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.31:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.31:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F2B41B |
| RGB | rgb(242, 180, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 89%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.6% 0.161 82.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F2B41B | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F2B41B | 11.31:1 | AAA | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F2B41B text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F2B41B text on black | 11.31:1 | AAA | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#FDF4E6
oklch(97% 0.021 79.1)
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Step 100
100
#F9E8C7
oklch(93.6% 0.047 83.9)
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Step 200
200
#F6D495
oklch(88.4% 0.089 82.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F2B41B
oklch(80.6% 0.161 82.6)
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Step 400
400
#CD9600
oklch(70.7% 0.146 82.3)
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Step 500
500
#B08000
oklch(63.1% 0.13 82.1)
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Step 600
600
#946C00
oklch(55.7% 0.115 82.9)
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Step 700
700
#7D5A00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 82.2)
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Step 800
800
#664900
oklch(42.6% 0.088 82.4)
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Step 900
900
#563D00
oklch(37.8% 0.078 82.4)
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Step 950
950
#342300
oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)
#F2B41B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CDB500 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DCC526 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA19A | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F2B41B
#F2B41B
oklch(80.6% 0.161 82.6)
- #9EC0FF
#9EC0FF
oklch(80.6% 0.097 262.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F2B41B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.011
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.017
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.022
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.022
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.024
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.024
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.029
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.034
Use #F2B41B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.