Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind orange-950: #441306
In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-950 is defined as --color-orange-950: oklch(26.6% 0.079 36.259), which is #441306 in hex and rgb(68, 19, 6): a very dark, muted brown. In Tailwind v3, orange-950 was #431407.
In OKLCH, orange-950 has a lightness of 26.6%, chroma 0.079 and hue 36.3°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #441306 represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, orange-950 was #431407. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.3 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-950
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-orange-950 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(26.6% 0.079 36.259) |
| HEX | #441306 |
| RGB | rgb(68, 19, 6) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 84%, 15%) |
| HWB | hwb(13 2% 73%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 72%, 91%, 73%) |
| Decimal | 4,461,318 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #431407 |
| Utility classes | bg-orange-950, text-orange-950, border-orange-950 |
Tailwind orange scale
Contrast and accessibility
On orange-950, white text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and passes AAA at any text size; black text reaches 1.34:1.
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-950 | 1.34:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| White text on orange-950 | 15.65:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −104.8 |
| Orange-950 text on white | 15.65:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 102.1 |
| Orange-950 text on black | 1.34:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-orange-950) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-orange-950), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#4d1f12 - 15%
#60362b - 25%
#734e44 - 35%
#85665d - 45%
#987d76 - 55%
#ab958f - 65%
#beaca8 - 75%
#d0c4c1 - 85%
#e3dcda - 95%
#f6f3f3
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#411206 - 15%
#3a1005 - 25%
#330e05 - 35%
#2c0c04 - 45%
#250a03 - 55%
#1f0903 - 65%
#180702 - 75%
#110502 - 85%
#0a0301 - 95%
#030100
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, orange-950's complementary color is #002D3A (close to midnightblue), its analogous colors are #43101F and #3E1B00, and its triadic partners are #003014 and #1C204B. For text on top, white gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #002d3a |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #43101f#3e1b00 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #003014#1c204b |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #002f2a#002749 |
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-950 is a warm color: its hue is 13° 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 |
|---|---|---|
| maroon | #800000 | 13.5 |
| darkred | #8b0000 | 15.9 |
| darkslategray | #2f4f4f | 17.9 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| amber-950 | #461901 | 1.8 |
| red-950 | #460809 | 2.2 |
| yellow-950 | #432004 | 3.2 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-orange-950 text-white">...</div>
<p class="text-orange-950 border-orange-950">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-orange-950);
background-color: oklch(26.6% 0.079 36.259);
border-color: #441306;
outline-color: rgb(68 19 6);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let orange950 = Color(red: 0.267, green: 0.075, blue: 0.024)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Orange950 = Color(0xFF441306)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const orange950 = Color(0xFF441306);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="orange_950">#441306</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind orange-950?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, orange-950 is oklch(26.6% 0.079 36.259), which converts to #441306 (rgb(68, 19, 6)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #431407.
- What is the difference between orange-950 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #431407; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(26.6% 0.079 36.259). In v3, orange-950 was #431407. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.3 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use orange-950 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-orange-950). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on orange-950?
- White text on orange-950 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1, which passes both AA and AAA under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 1.34:1 and fails AA even for large text. In APCA terms that is Lc −104.8 for white and Lc 0.0 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to orange-950?
- The closest is maroon (#800000) at ΔE OK 13.5, followed by darkred and darkslategray.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.