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Color reference#C2410CTailwind Orange 700

Color reference

Tailwind Orange 700

RGB
rgb(194 65 12)
HSL
hsl(17 88% 40%)
HWB
hwb(17 5% 24%)
Color family
Orange
Recommended foreground
#FFFFFF

Calculated profile

What the numbers say

At 17° hue, Tailwind Orange 700 is a high-saturation, mid-lightness, warm-hue sRGB color. Its relative luminance is 15.28%. For text on this background, #FFFFFF produces the stronger contrast at 5.18:1.

HSL lightness
40%
HSL saturation
88%
Relative luminance
15.28%
Hue group
warm-hue

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Copy-ready color formats

Equivalent sRGB notations calculated from the same six-digit HEX value.

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Text contrast against this color

Ratios use WCAG relative luminance. Passing a ratio does not by itself certify an interface.

White text5.18:1

Aa

AA normal text
Pass
AA large text
Pass
AAA normal text
Fail
AAA large text
Pass
Black text4.06:1

Aa

AA normal text
Fail
AA large text
Pass
AAA normal text
Fail
AAA large text
Fail

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Calculated tints and shades

Tints mix the color with white; shades mix it with black in sRGB.

Tints

Shades

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Hue-wheel relationships

These colors keep the original HSL saturation and lightness while rotating hue. They are mathematical starting points, not automatic design recommendations.

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Opacity variants

Eight-digit HEX and modern rgb() alpha syntax for the same opacity.

20%
40%
60%
80%

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CSS starter

A small custom-property block using the calculated foreground with the stronger black-or-white contrast.

--color-tailwind-orange-700: #C2410C;
--color-tailwind-orange-700-rgb: 194 65 12;
--color-tailwind-orange-700-hsl: 17 88% 40%;
color: #FFFFFF;
background-color: var(--color-tailwind-orange-700);

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08 / Verification

Where the values come from

The color name and HEX value are checked against the cited standard. RGB, HSL, HWB, luminance, and contrast are then calculated from that HEX value using published formulas.

Source for the name and HEX: Tailwind CSS default color palette

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