Lively Orange Willow
Lively Orange Willow: a vivid analogous palette of #F8B00C, #C5AB12, #9A9820, #659418, #1A7F1E. Energetic, confident and attention-seeking; best contrast 2.73:1.
A warm palette of 5 colors drawing on yellow, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.73:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Beer#F8B00C
A light, vivid orange (Beer) that brings friendly optimism. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hot Sand#C5AB12
A light, vivid yellow (Hot Sand) that brings light and cheer. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Papyrus#9A9820
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Papyrus) that brings a bright, hopeful note. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Bitter Leaf#659418
A medium, vivid green (Bitter Leaf) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Poblano#1A7F1E
A medium, vivid green (Poblano) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.12:1Good 3/5
- On black11.20:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly85% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Orange | Background | #F8B00C | 80% |
| ≈ Mustard | Accent | #C5AB12 | 74% |
| ≈ Sage | Surface | #9A9820 | 66% |
| ≈ Olive | Primary | #659418 | 61% |
| ≈ Emerald | Text | #1A7F1E | 52% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #0F1F0E for text.
:root {
--color-background: #f8b00c;
--color-surface: #9a9820;
--color-primary: #659418;
--color-accent: #c5ab12;
--color-text: #0f1f0e;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #f8b00c;
--color-surface: #9a9820;
--color-primary: #659418;
--color-accent: #c5ab12;
--color-ink: #0f1f0e;
}
About this palette
Lively Orange Willow is palette number 1,073 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Orange (#F8B00C), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as energetic, confident and attention-seeking. Its colors run from Orange (#F8B00C) at the light end to Emerald (#1A7F1E) at the dark end, covering 52% to 80% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Orange #F8B00C: suggested role background. It is a orange color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.166, which makes it clearly saturated.
2. ≈ Mustard #C5AB12: suggested role accent. It is a yellow color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.15, which makes it clearly saturated.
3. ≈ Sage #9A9820: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.133.
4. ≈ Olive #659418: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 61% lightness and a chroma of 0.154, which makes it clearly saturated.
5. ≈ Emerald #1A7F1E: suggested role text. It is a green color with 52% lightness and a chroma of 0.159, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the orange, yellow and green families, spread across 65 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is warm: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.152 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel energetic, confident and attention-seeking.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Orange (#F8B00C) with Emerald (#1A7F1E) at a contrast ratio of 2.73:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#F8B00C), so this page suggests #0F1F0E for text, a darkened Emerald that reaches 9.16:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #F8B00C and #C5AB12 and #9A9820 and #659418 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #F8B00C as the background, #9A9820 for cards and surfaces, #659418 as the primary brand color, #C5AB12 as the accent, and #0F1F0E for text (a computed darker shade of Emerald, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lively Orange Willow accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.73:1 (#F8B00C on #1A7F1E). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Olive (#659418) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a energetic, confident and attention-seeking feel works well.