Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind orange-50: #FFF7ED
In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-50 is defined as --color-orange-50: oklch(98% 0.016 73.684), which is #FFF7ED in hex and rgb(255, 247, 237): an off-white with a beige tint. In Tailwind v3, orange-50 was #FFF7ED.
In OKLCH, orange-50 has a lightness of 98.0%, chroma 0.016 and hue 73.7°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #FFF7ED 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 0.9953 0.9701 0.9335).
In v3, orange-50 was #FFF7ED. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.0 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-50
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-orange-50 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(98% 0.016 73.684) |
| HEX | #FFF7ED |
| RGB | rgb(255, 247, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 100%, 96%) |
| HWB | hwb(33 93% 0%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,775,149 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.9953 0.9701 0.9335) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #FFF7ED |
| Utility classes | bg-orange-50, text-orange-50, border-orange-50 |
Tailwind orange scale
Contrast and accessibility
On orange-50, black text has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.06:1.
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-50 | 19.77:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 101.9 |
| White text on orange-50 | 1.06:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Orange-50 text on white | 1.06:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Orange-50 text on black | 19.77:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −103.3 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-orange-50) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-orange-50), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#fff7ee - 15%
#fff8f0 - 25%
#fff9f2 - 35%
#fffaf3 - 45%
#fffbf5 - 55%
#fffbf7 - 65%
#fffcf9 - 75%
#fffdfb - 85%
#fffefc - 95%
#fffffe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f2ebe1 - 15%
#d9d2c9 - 25%
#bfb9b2 - 35%
#a6a19a - 45%
#8c8882 - 55%
#736f6b - 65%
#595653 - 75%
#403e3b - 85%
#262524 - 95%
#0d0c0c
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, orange-50's complementary color is #F1F9FF (close to aliceblue), its analogous colors are #FFF5F0 and #FAF9ED, and its triadic partners are #EDFCFB and #FCF5FF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #f1f9ff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #fff5f0#faf9ed |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #edfcfb#fcf5ff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #eefbff#f7f7ff |
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-50 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.016, so its temperature comes from context. The faint 33° hue gives it a slightly warm cast.
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.
Code snippets
<div class="bg-orange-50 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-orange-50 border-orange-50">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-orange-50);
background-color: oklch(98% 0.016 73.684);
border-color: #fff7ed;
outline-color: rgb(255 247 237);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let orange50 = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.969, blue: 0.929)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Orange50 = Color(0xFFFFF7ED)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const orange50 = Color(0xFFFFF7ED);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="orange_50">#FFF7ED</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind orange-50?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-50 is oklch(98% 0.016 73.684), which converts to #FFF7ED (rgb(255, 247, 237)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #FFF7ED.
- What is the difference between orange-50 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #FFF7ED; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(98% 0.016 73.684). In v3, orange-50 was #FFF7ED. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.0 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use orange-50 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-orange-50). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on orange-50?
- White text on orange-50 has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 19.77:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc 0.0 for white and Lc 101.9 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to orange-50?
- The closest is seashell (#FFF5EE) at ΔE OK 0.6, followed by floralwhite and oldlace.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.