Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind orange-800: #9F2D00
In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-800 is defined as --color-orange-800: oklch(47% 0.157 37.304), which is #9F2D00 in hex and rgb(159, 45, 0): a medium-dark, vivid brown. In Tailwind v3, orange-800 was #9A3412.
In OKLCH, orange-800 has a lightness of 47.0%, chroma 0.157 and hue 37.3°.
This OKLCH value lies outside sRGB. The hex #9F2D00 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 0.5756 0.212 0.0827).
In v3, orange-800 was #9A3412. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.4 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
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-800
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-orange-800 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(47% 0.157 37.304) |
| HEX | #9F2D00 |
| RGB | rgb(159, 45, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 100%, 31%) |
| HWB | hwb(17 0% 38%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 72%, 100%, 38%) |
| Decimal | 10,431,744 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.5756 0.212 0.0827) |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #9A3412 |
| Utility classes | bg-orange-800, text-orange-800, border-orange-800 |
Tailwind orange scale
Contrast and accessibility
On orange-800, white text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and passes AAA at any text size; black text reaches 2.84:1.
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-800 | 2.84:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 19.7 |
| White text on orange-800 | 7.36:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −89.3 |
| Orange-800 text on white | 7.36:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 84.4 |
| Orange-800 text on black | 2.84:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −17.6 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-orange-800) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-orange-800), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#a4380d - 15%
#ad4d26 - 25%
#b76240 - 35%
#c17759 - 45%
#ca8c73 - 55%
#d4a18c - 65%
#ddb6a6 - 75%
#e7cbbf - 85%
#f1e0d9 - 95%
#faf5f2
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#972b00 - 15%
#872600 - 25%
#772200 - 35%
#671d00 - 45%
#571900 - 55%
#481400 - 65%
#381000 - 75%
#280b00 - 85%
#180700 - 95%
#080200
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, orange-800's complementary color is #006881 (close to teal), its analogous colors are #9E254B and #874900, and its triadic partners are #00703A and #494BB0. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #006881 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #9e254b#874900 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #00703a#494bb0 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #006c65#005dad |
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-800 is a warm color: its hue is 17° 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 |
|---|---|---|
| brown | #a52a2a | 3.4 |
| firebrick | #b22222 | 4.7 |
| saddlebrown | #8b4513 | 5.5 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| amber-800 | #973c00 | 3.0 |
| red-800 | #9f0712 | 4.5 |
| orange-900 | #7e2a0c | 7.1 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-orange-800 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-orange-800 border-orange-800">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-orange-800);
background-color: oklch(47% 0.157 37.304);
border-color: #9f2d00;
outline-color: rgb(159 45 0);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let orange800 = Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.176, blue: 0.000)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Orange800 = Color(0xFF9F2D00)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const orange800 = Color(0xFF9F2D00);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="orange_800">#9F2D00</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind orange-800?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-800 is oklch(47% 0.157 37.304), which converts to #9F2D00 (rgb(159, 45, 0)) in sRGB after gamut mapping, because the OKLCH value is outside sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #9A3412.
- What is the difference between orange-800 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #9A3412; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(47% 0.157 37.304). In v3, orange-800 was #9A3412. The v4 value is ΔE OK 1.4 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart; v4 is more saturated.
- How do I use orange-800 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-orange-800). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on orange-800?
- White text on orange-800 has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1, which passes both AA and AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 2.84:1 and fails AA even for large text. In APCA terms that is Lc −89.3 for white and Lc 19.7 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to orange-800?
- The closest is brown (#A52A2A) at ΔE OK 3.4, followed by firebrick and saddlebrown.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.