#E4B549
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.6% 0.134 85), rgb(228, 181, 73).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.00:1).
About this color
#E4B549 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.134 and its hue 85°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.00:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.134) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.00:1 |
| White text | 1.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E4B549 |
| RGB | rgb(228, 181, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 74%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.6% 0.134 85) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #E4B549 | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc -40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E4B549 | 11.00:1 | AAA | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E4B549 text on white | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc 36.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E4B549 text on black | 11.00:1 | AAA | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#FBF5E8
oklch(97.1% 0.018 86.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E8CD
oklch(93.5% 0.039 83.8)
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Step 200
200
#F0D6A1
oklch(88.5% 0.074 84.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E4B549
oklch(79.6% 0.134 85)
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Step 400
400
#CA9800
oklch(70.8% 0.145 84.9)
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Step 500
500
#AD8200
oklch(63.1% 0.129 85.1)
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Step 600
600
#926D00
oklch(55.7% 0.114 85)
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Step 700
700
#7B5B00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 84.7)
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Step 800
800
#654A00
oklch(42.7% 0.087 84.5)
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Step 900
900
#543E00
oklch(37.8% 0.077 85.9)
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Step 950
950
#332400
oklch(27.1% 0.056 85)
#E4B549 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CAB43C | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D5C14E | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F7A69E | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.134 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E4B549
#E4B549
oklch(79.6% 0.134 85)
- #9CBCFF
#9CBCFF
oklch(79.7% 0.102 264.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #E4B549, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.019
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.033
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.040
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.042
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.042
- Burnt Yellow #D5AB09 ΔE 0.045
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.046
Use #E4B549 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.