ORANGE

Marigold

#FF9F00

Conversions

HEX#FF9F00

RGBrgb(255, 159, 0)

HSLhsl(37, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(37, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff9f00;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 159, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(37, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.06 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.31 : 1

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About Marigold

Marigold is the hex color #FF9F00, which translates to rgb(255, 159, 0) in RGB and hsl(37, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 37 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination gives Marigold a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Marigold compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is orange (#FFA500), a CIE76 distance of 3.5 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-500 (#FE9A00), at a distance of 2.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Orange at 3.5. Sorted by lightness, Marigold is number 5 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Marigold

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Marigold, led by Ink black at 9.31:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Marigold already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Marigold. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.01:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Marigold

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Marigold for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Marigold

Format	Value
HEX	#FF9F00
RGB	rgb(255, 159, 0)
HSL	hsl(37, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(37, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.22% 0.1722 67.58)
CIELAB	lab(73.59 27.06 78.07)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.