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amber-500 in OKLCH
Tailwind v4 amber-500: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.1), HEX #FE9A00. WCAG + APCA pairs, Fix deep links, and @theme snippet.
amber-500 is Tailwind’s default brand stop — strong for accents and buttons. Verify text on this swatch with Fix; many 500s fail white-on-color for body text.
Contrast pairs
WCAG 2.1 normal text + APCA Lc. Open a pair in the live Fix tool — informational only, not a legal audit.
- Text on white2.13:1 · Fail · Lc 41
#FE9A00 on #FFFFFF
Open in Contrast → - White on swatchnot a suggestion2.13:1 · Fail · Lc 46
#FFFFFF on #FE9A00
Demo of a common fail — not a suggestion.
Open in Contrast → - Black on swatch9.84:1 · AAA · Lc 63
#000000 on #FE9A00
Open in Contrast → - Fix → AA on white4.64:1 · AA · Lc 72
#B95A00 on #FFFFFF
Open in Contrast → - Suggested text on swatch9.10:1 · AAA · Lc 62
#0D0D0D on #FE9A00
Open in Contrast →
Dark surface pairing
Against #121212: This stop already passes AA as text on #121212 (8.78:1).
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@theme {
--color-amber-500: oklch(0.769 0.188 70.1);
}Related
Convert #FE9A00
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Static reference — the live Fix tool uses the same WCAG math with Undo and share links.
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