#F5B433
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81% 0.154 79.5), rgb(245, 180, 51).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.45:1).
About this color
#F5B433 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 80°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.45:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.45:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5B433 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 180, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 91%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.154 79.5) |
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 #F5B433 | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F5B433 | 11.45:1 | AAA | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F5B433 text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F5B433 text on black | 11.45:1 | AAA | Lc -68.5 | 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
#FDF4E6
oklch(97% 0.021 79.1)
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Step 100
100
#FAE7C9
oklch(93.6% 0.045 79.3)
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Step 200
200
#F7D399
oklch(88.4% 0.084 79.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F5B433
oklch(81% 0.154 79.5)
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Step 400
400
#D09400
oklch(70.7% 0.147 79.7)
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Step 500
500
#B37F00
oklch(63.2% 0.131 79.8)
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Step 600
600
#976A00
oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
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Step 700
700
#7F5900
oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
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Step 800
800
#684800
oklch(42.6% 0.088 79.5)
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Step 900
900
#573C00
oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
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Step 950
950
#352300
oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)
#F5B433 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) | #CDB618 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DDC639 | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA19B | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F5B433
#F5B433
oklch(81% 0.154 79.5)
- #9DC3FF
#9DC3FF
oklch(81.2% 0.095 259.4)
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 #F5B433, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.009
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.016
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.022
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.022
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.022
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.023
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.028
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.030
Use #F5B433 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.