This orange screen turns your phone, tablet, laptop or monitor into a warm orange light in one click. Pick bright orange, golden amber, a deep candlelight tone calculated at 1900 K, or burnt orange, dim it to a glow, and let the timer fade it to black when you are done. Orange is drawn with the red and green subpixels only, so the light has no blue in it, which makes it a popular evening and bedside light. It also works as a warm backdrop for photos. The page runs in any current browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and ChromeOS.
How to use the orange screen light
- Pick a shade: Orange for the brightest warm light, Amber for a golden tone, Candlelight for the warmest, or Burnt for a low, deep orange.
- Turn your device's own brightness down for night use, then fine tune with the brightness slider.
- Choose a timer, such as 15 or 30 minutes for falling asleep.
- Tap the preview or press F. Swipe up or down to dim, sideways to change shade. Double tap or press Esc to exit.
The orange shades
| Shade | Hex and RGB | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | #FF8000, 255 128 0 | The brightest warm light, a bold backdrop |
| Amber | #FFBF00, 255 191 0 | A golden glow for reading and evenings |
| Candlelight | #FF8800, 255 136 0 at 1900 K | The warmest light, close to a candle flame |
| Burnt orange | #CC5500, 204 85 0 | A low, deep glow |
None of the shades uses the blue subpixels, so the Blue part of the RGB readout stays at 0.
A warm night light with no blue
Bright white and blue light in the evening can make it harder to wind down, which is why phones and computers warm their screens at night. A full orange screen goes further than those settings: the pixels give off no blue at all. Use it as:
- A bedside light for reading a page or finding your way, at 10 to 30% with a 15 minute timer.
- A nursery or night feed light that is soft enough not to wake you fully.
- A calm room glow on a TV or spare monitor in the evening.
For a dark sky or a sleeping room where you need to keep night vision, a dim red screen light works better than orange. For a bright, neutral light, use the white screen on Warm white.
Orange light for photos and video
Amber and Orange behind a product or a portrait give a sunset or golden hour look. Stand a tablet on Amber behind a glass of juice, a plant or a figure for a warm backlight, and light the front with a white lamp. A monitor on Burnt orange makes a deep, warm backdrop for video calls and streams.
Your screen turns orange by itself
| Device | Setting that turns it orange | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 11 | Night light | Settings > System > Display > Night light |
| iPhone and iPad | Night Shift | Settings > Display & Brightness > Night Shift |
| Mac | Night Shift | System Settings > Displays > Night Shift |
| Samsung Galaxy | Eye comfort shield | Settings > Display > Eye comfort shield |
| Google Pixel | Night Light | Settings > Display & touch > Night Light (under Comfort filters on newer Pixels) |
Each one can run on a schedule from sunset to sunrise, which is why the change seems to happen on its own. If the whole screen turns orange and freezes on Windows 10 or 11, the usual suspects are the graphics card and its driver: reinstall the graphics driver, undo any overclock and watch your gpu temperature during games.
What an orange screen in a browser cannot do
The page cannot dim your backlight below its minimum or make the screen as bright as a lamp, so for a whole room it is a glow rather than a light. It is not a light therapy device. Screens also differ in color, so Candlelight is close to a candle's tone rather than an exact match. For a lighter, sunnier color, the yellow screen test page has gold and lemon shades, and the color screen shows any hex code.
Orange screen questions
Is an orange screen better at night than white?
For many people, yes. Orange and amber light has no blue part, and a dim warm light feels calmer in the evening than bright white. Keep the brightness low and use the timer so it fades out once you are asleep. For the least effect on dark adapted eyes, use a dim red screen light.
Why is my screen orange?
Almost always a warm display setting: Night light on Windows, Night Shift on iPhone, iPad and Mac, or Eye comfort shield and Night Light on Android. Some are on a schedule, which is why the screen turns orange in the evening by itself. Turn the setting off or change its schedule.
What is the orange screen of death?
People use the name for two different problems. Some Windows 10 and 11 PCs crash to an orange screen instead of the usual blue, and reports link it mostly to the graphics card, its driver or an overclock: install a clean graphics driver from NVIDIA, AMD or Intel, undo any overclock and check the card's temperature under load. On a Nintendo Switch stuck on a solid orange screen, hold the POWER button for at least 12 seconds to force it off, turn it on again and install the latest system update. If the color comes back, Nintendo advises a repair.
What color temperature is candlelight?
About 1,850 to 1,900 K, much warmer than a 2,700 K household bulb. The Candlelight shade here is calculated for 1,900 K, which gives a deep orange with no blue at all.
Does an orange screen block blue light?
The pixels give off no blue light, because orange is drawn with the red and green subpixels only. An LCD backlight leaks a little through the blue subpixels, so a small amount remains on LCD screens, and none on OLED screens.