Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind orange-100: #FFEDD4
In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-100 is defined as --color-orange-100: oklch(95.4% 0.038 75.164), which is #FFEDD4 in hex and rgb(255, 237, 212): an off-white with a beige tint. In Tailwind v3, orange-100 was #FFEDD5.
In OKLCH, orange-100 has a lightness of 95.4%, chroma 0.038 and hue 75.2°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #FFEDD4 is the sRGB fallback from the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm; on Display P3 screens browsers show a more saturated color, close to color(display-p3 0.9888 0.9314 0.8433).
In v3, orange-100 was #FFEDD5. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
Tailwind orange runs from a pale peach at 50 to a deep burnt orange at 950, with its highest chroma at 600.
Color codes for orange-100
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-orange-100 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(95.4% 0.038 75.164) |
| HEX | #FFEDD4 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 237, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 100%, 92%) |
| HWB | hwb(35 83% 0%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,772,564 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.9888 0.9314 0.8433) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #FFEDD5 |
| Utility classes | bg-orange-100, text-orange-100, border-orange-100 |
Tailwind orange scale
Contrast and accessibility
On orange-100, black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.14:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on orange-100 | 18.31:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 96.7 |
| White text on orange-100 | 1.14:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −8.0 |
| Orange-100 text on white | 1.14:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Orange-100 text on black | 18.31:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −97.6 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-orange-100) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-orange-100), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ffeed6 - 15%
#fff0da - 25%
#fff2df - 35%
#fff3e3 - 45%
#fff5e7 - 55%
#fff7ec - 65%
#fff9f0 - 75%
#fffbf4 - 85%
#fffcf9 - 95%
#fffefd
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f2e1c9 - 15%
#d9c9b4 - 25%
#bfb29f - 35%
#a69a8a - 45%
#8c8275 - 55%
#736b5f - 65%
#59534a - 75%
#403b35 - 85%
#262420 - 95%
#0d0c0b
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, orange-100's complementary color is #DFF2FF (close to aliceblue), its analogous colors are #FFE9DB and #F3F2D5, and its triadic partners are #D4F8F8 and #FAE9FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #dff2ff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #ffe9db#f3f2d5 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #d4f8f8#fae9ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #d6f6ff#ededff |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind orange-100 is a warm color: its hue is 35° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| papayawhip | #ffefd5 | 0.5 |
| blanchedalmond | #ffebcd | 0.9 |
| antiquewhite | #faebd7 | 1.0 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-orange-100 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-orange-100 border-orange-100">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-orange-100);
background-color: oklch(95.4% 0.038 75.164);
border-color: #ffedd4;
outline-color: rgb(255 237 212);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let orange100 = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.929, blue: 0.831)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Orange100 = Color(0xFFFFEDD4)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const orange100 = Color(0xFFFFEDD4);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="orange_100">#FFEDD4</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind orange-100?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-100 is oklch(95.4% 0.038 75.164), which converts to #FFEDD4 (rgb(255, 237, 212)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #FFEDD5.
- What is the difference between orange-100 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #FFEDD5; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(95.4% 0.038 75.164). In v3, orange-100 was #FFEDD5. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.1 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use orange-100 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-orange-100). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on orange-100?
- White text on orange-100 has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 18.31:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −8.0 for white and Lc 96.7 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to orange-100?
- The closest is papayawhip (#FFEFD5) at ΔE OK 0.5, followed by blanchedalmond and antiquewhite.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.