#F3B520
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.9% 0.16 82.5), rgb(243, 181, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.44:1).
About this color
#F3B520 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.160 and its hue 82°. 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 11.44:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.44:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F3B520 |
| RGB | rgb(243, 181, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 90%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.16 82.5) |
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 #F3B520 | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F3B520 | 11.44:1 | AAA | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F3B520 text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F3B520 text on black | 11.44:1 | AAA | Lc -68.4 | 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
#F9E8C8
oklch(93.6% 0.046 83.3)
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Step 200
200
#F6D495
oklch(88.4% 0.089 82.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F3B520
oklch(80.9% 0.16 82.5)
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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)
#F3B520 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) | #CEB600 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DDC62A | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA29B | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F3B520
#F3B520
oklch(80.9% 0.16 82.5)
- #A0C1FF
#A0C1FF
oklch(80.9% 0.095 262.7)
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 #F3B520, 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
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.020
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.022
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.024
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.024
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.027
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.031
Use #F3B520 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.