Orange You Glad
#ffa601
Softer orange-gold for calmer highlights and charts
About Orange You Glad
Orange You Glad looks like a bright slice of citrus under indoor lighting, but it stays more orange than the banana-yellow family around it. Compared to Cheese, it's less red-heat and more clean, giving you a lighter hit instead of that fiery bite. It also differs from Beer's deeper, gold-leaning amber by feeling more overtly orange and slightly more energized.
I reach for this shade in food packaging, especially when you want a "new batch" feel without drifting into redder, louder territory. It's great for e-commerce where you want stop-the-scroll accents like sale tags, cart highlights, and promo banners. In UI, it works well for CTAs and category headers, the one you reach for when you need warmth that reads crisp, not heavy, and doesn't flatten on bright backgrounds.
Pair it with near-black, charcoal, or cool gray for punch. On very warm screens it can tip slightly more golden, so check it against your actual photography before you lock the palette.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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