#F5B625
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81.3% 0.16 81.9), rgb(245, 182, 37).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.60:1).
About this color
#F5B625 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 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.60:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.60:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5B625 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 182, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 91%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.3% 0.16 81.9) |
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 #F5B625 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F5B625 | 11.60:1 | AAA | Lc 70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F5B625 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F5B625 text on black | 11.60:1 | AAA | Lc -69.2 | 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
#FAE8C8
oklch(93.7% 0.046 82)
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Step 200
200
#F7D495
oklch(88.5% 0.089 81.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F5B625
oklch(81.3% 0.16 81.9)
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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
#946B00
oklch(55.5% 0.114 82)
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Step 700
700
#7D5A00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 82.2)
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Step 800
800
#674900
oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
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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)
#F5B625 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) | #D0B700 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DEC72E | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA39C | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F5B625
#F5B625
oklch(81.3% 0.16 81.9)
- #A1C3FF
#A1C3FF
oklch(81.4% 0.093 261.6)
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 #F5B625, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.013
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.016
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.016
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.019
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.024
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.026
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.027
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.028
Use #F5B625 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.