#F2B603
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.9% 0.166 84.5), rgb(242, 182, 3).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.46:1).
About this color
#F2B603 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 84°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.46:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.46:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F2B603 |
| RGB | rgb(242, 182, 3) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 98%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.166 84.5) |
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 #F2B603 | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F2B603 | 11.46:1 | AAA | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F2B603 text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F2B603 text on black | 11.46:1 | AAA | Lc -68.6 | 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
#FCF5E5
oklch(97.1% 0.022 87.1)
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Step 100
100
#F9E8C6
oklch(93.6% 0.048 84.6)
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Step 200
200
#F6D592
oklch(88.6% 0.092 84.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F2B603
oklch(80.9% 0.166 84.5)
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Step 400
400
#CA9700
oklch(70.6% 0.145 84.3)
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Step 500
500
#AE8200
oklch(63.2% 0.13 84.6)
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Step 600
600
#926D00
oklch(55.7% 0.114 85)
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Step 700
700
#7B5B00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 84.7)
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Step 800
800
#654A00
oklch(42.7% 0.087 84.5)
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Step 900
900
#553D00
oklch(37.7% 0.077 83.5)
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Step 950
950
#332400
oklch(27.1% 0.056 85)
#F2B603 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) | #D0B600 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DEC61A | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA39B | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F2B603
#F2B603
oklch(80.9% 0.166 84.5)
- #A2C0FF
#A2C0FF
oklch(80.9% 0.096 264.7)
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 #F2B603, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.018
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.019
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.020
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.021
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.023
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.028
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.029
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.030
Use #F2B603 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.