Orange is one of the color families shipped with this release. Energetic and warm — warnings and bold CTAs..
Shades#
100200300400500600700800900950
Palette table#
| Shade | Class fragment | Value | Best role |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | orange-100 | #fff7ed | Very light — section backgrounds, badges on light UI, tinted code blocks. |
200 | orange-200 | #ffedd5 | Light — borders on light themes, dividers with personality, chip backgrounds. |
300 | orange-300 | #fed7aa | Soft — secondary borders, disabled states with color, placeholder decorations. |
400 | orange-400 | #fdba74 | Medium-light — icons on dark surfaces, decorative accents, chart lines. |
500 | orange-500 | #fb923c | The primary step — buttons, links, brand fills, key interactive elements. |
600 | orange-600 | #f97316 | Hover step — hover states for 500 elements, or primary on very light UIs. |
700 | orange-700 | #ea580c | Active step — pressed states, emphasized text on light tinted backgrounds. |
800 | orange-800 | #c2410c | Dark — text on light palettes, headers in tinted sections, dark UI fills. |
900 | orange-900 | #9a3412 | Very dark — deep section backgrounds, high-contrast text carriers. |
950 | orange-950 | #7c2d12 | Darkest — near-black tinted backgrounds, hero surfaces, footer tones. |
Use it#
<div class="bg-orange-500 text-white p-6 rounded-xl">Orange surface</div>
<p class="text-orange-600 dark:text-orange-400">Adaptive text</p>
<div class="border border-orange-200 dark:border-orange-800 bg-orange-50 dark:bg-orange-950 p-4 rounded-lg">Panel</div>Per-usage guides#
Orange textstext-orange-* in practice.Orange backgroundsbg-orange-* in practice.Orange bordersborder-orange-* in practice.Orange gradientsfrom-orange-* in practice.
Contrast#
Flip point: shades 50–400 want dark text (text-slate-900); shades 500+ (approx.) want white text. Verify with the accessibility/color-contrast|contrast guide.
Related palettes#
colors/red|red · colors/amber|amber · colors/color-pairing|Pairing recipes