Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind amber-300: #FFD230
In Tailwind CSS v4, amber-300 is defined as --color-amber-300: oklch(87.9% 0.169 91.605), which is #FFD230 in hex and rgb(255, 210, 48): a very light, vivid amber. In Tailwind v3, amber-300 was #FCD34D.
In OKLCH, amber-300 has a lightness of 87.9%, chroma 0.169 and hue 91.6°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #FFD230 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 0.9743 0.8306 0.333).
In v3, amber-300 was #FCD34D. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.6 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
Tailwind amber sits between orange and yellow and is the conventional warning color; its light shades make readable callout backgrounds.
Color codes for amber-300
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-amber-300 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(87.9% 0.169 91.605) |
| HEX | #FFD230 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 210, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 100%, 59%) |
| HWB | hwb(47 19% 0%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 18%, 81%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,765,488 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.9743 0.8306 0.333) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #FCD34D |
| Utility classes | bg-amber-300, text-amber-300, border-amber-300 |
Tailwind amber scale
Contrast and accessibility
On amber-300, black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.44:1.
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 amber-300 | 14.51:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 82.6 |
| White text on amber-300 | 1.44:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −24.0 |
| Amber-300 text on white | 1.44:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 21.1 |
| Amber-300 text on black | 14.51:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −82.2 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-amber-300) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-amber-300), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#ffd43a - 15%
#ffd94f - 25%
#ffdd64 - 35%
#ffe278 - 45%
#ffe68d - 55%
#ffeba2 - 65%
#ffefb7 - 75%
#fff4cb - 85%
#fff8e0 - 95%
#fffdf5
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f2c82e - 15%
#d9b329 - 25%
#bf9e24 - 35%
#a6891f - 45%
#8c741a - 55%
#735e16 - 65%
#594a11 - 75%
#40350c - 85%
#262007 - 95%
#0d0b02
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, amber-300's complementary color is #C4D5FF (close to lightblue), its analogous colors are #FFC78B and #C6E85C, and its triadic partners are #3BEFFF and #FFB5FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #c4d5ff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #ffc78b#c6e85c |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #3befff#ffb5ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #a2dfff#e2c9ff |
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 amber-300 is a warm color: its hue is 47° 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 |
|---|---|---|
| gold | #ffd700 | 1.9 |
| khaki | #f0e68c | 7.2 |
| palegoldenrod | #eee8aa | 10.1 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| yellow-300 | #ffdf20 | 3.5 |
| yellow-400 | #fcc800 | 4.0 |
| amber-400 | #ffba00 | 5.9 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-amber-300 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-amber-300 border-amber-300">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-amber-300);
background-color: oklch(87.9% 0.169 91.605);
border-color: #ffd230;
outline-color: rgb(255 210 48);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let amber300 = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.824, blue: 0.188)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Amber300 = Color(0xFFFFD230)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const amber300 = Color(0xFFFFD230);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="amber_300">#FFD230</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind amber-300?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, amber-300 is oklch(87.9% 0.169 91.605), which converts to #FFD230 (rgb(255, 210, 48)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #FCD34D.
- What is the difference between amber-300 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #FCD34D; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(87.9% 0.169 91.605). In v3, amber-300 was #FCD34D. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.6 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use amber-300 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-amber-300). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on amber-300?
- White text on amber-300 has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 14.51:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −24.0 for white and Lc 82.6 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to amber-300?
- The closest is gold (#FFD700) at ΔE OK 1.9, followed by khaki and palegoldenrod.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.