Amber sits in the warm orange family, with the hex code #FFBF00 mapping to rgb(255, 191, 0) in RGB and hsl(44.9, 100%, 50%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 84% perceptual lightness and 0.172 chroma — a highly saturated, light reading that behaves well as a background, surface or supporting tone in modern interfaces. Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Pure orange rarely passes WCAG AA against white at body sizes — reserve it for headings, icons or buttons with explicit ≥4.5:1 fallback text colour.
#FFBF00rgb(255, 191, 0)hsl(44.9, 100%, 50%)hsv(44.9, 100%, 100%)lch(81.62% 84.07 79.98)oklch(84.03% 0.1724 84.08)lab(81.62% 14.62 82.79):root {
--color: #ffbf00;
--color-rgb: rgb(255, 191, 0);
--color-hsl: hsl(44.9, 100%, 50%);
--color-oklch: oklch(84.03% 0.1724 84.08);
}How amber performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing amber with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing amber with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing amber with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.