Five Star

#ffaa4a

Light, saturated gold-orange for optimistic UI highlights

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About Five Star

Five Star reads like a sunlit label on a warehouse shelf, not a flame and not a caramel candy. It's lighter and more saturated than , so it feels crisp rather than earned. Compared to , it has a cleaner, more "freshly lit" yellow bias, with less orange haze and less soft momentum.

Where the others lean amber or retreat into restraint, Five Star keeps its punch in UI. I'd use it for onboarding accents, product callouts, and category highlights in e-commerce where you want visibility without drifting into orange heat like . It's also great for badges, empty-state illustrations, and shipping-status chips that need to look quick and current, not cozy. The mood is alert, not cozy, and it holds that energy even at smaller sizes.

Pair it with deep charcoal or cool gray for contrast. On very warm screens it can tip a touch toward buttery, so test next to your brand neutrals before you scale it everywhere.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.74:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.37:1AAA

On Black #000000

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11.10:1AAA

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