Honey Amber

About Honey Amber

Honey Amber is the hex color #FFB03A, which translates to rgb(255, 176, 58) in RGB and hsl(36, 100%, 61%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 36 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 61 percent. That combination gives Honey Amber a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Honey Amber compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is orange (#FFA500), a CIE76 distance of 12.2 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 yellow-500 (#F0B100), at a distance of 13.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Apricot at 3.2. Sorted by lightness, Honey Amber is number 8 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Honey Amber

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Honey Amber, led by Ink black at 10.50:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Honey Amber already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Honey Amber

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 Honey Amber 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.

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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.