#F3B245
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.6% 0.143 76.7), rgb(243, 178, 69).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.26:1).
About this color
#F3B245 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 77°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.26:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.26:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F3B245 |
| RGB | rgb(243, 178, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 88%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.6% 0.143 76.7) |
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 #F3B245 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F3B245 | 11.26:1 | AAA | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F3B245 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F3B245 text on black | 11.26:1 | AAA | Lc -67.5 | 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
#FDF4E8
oklch(97.1% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 100
100
#FAE7CC
oklch(93.6% 0.041 76.7)
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Step 200
200
#F7D39E
oklch(88.5% 0.079 77.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F3B245
oklch(80.6% 0.143 76.7)
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Step 400
400
#D49200
oklch(70.7% 0.148 76.6)
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Step 500
500
#B67D00
oklch(63.2% 0.132 76.8)
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Step 600
600
#996800
oklch(55.5% 0.116 76.4)
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Step 700
700
#815700
oklch(49% 0.103 76.4)
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Step 800
800
#6A4700
oklch(42.6% 0.089 76.7)
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Step 900
900
#593B00
oklch(37.8% 0.079 76.7)
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Step 950
950
#362200
oklch(27% 0.057 76.3)
#F3B245 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) | #CAB437 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DAC449 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA09C | 0.120 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F3B245
#F3B245
oklch(80.6% 0.143 76.7)
- #96C2FF
#96C2FF
oklch(80.5% 0.099 256.7)
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 #F3B245, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.015
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.017
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.025
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.025
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.026
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.028
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.031
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.035
Use #F3B245 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.