#E4B74E
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80% 0.132 85.6), rgb(228, 183, 78).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.18:1).
About this color
#E4B74E is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.132 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.18:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.132) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.18:1 |
| White text | 1.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E4B74E |
| RGB | rgb(228, 183, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 74%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.132 85.6) |
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 #E4B74E | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc -39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E4B74E | 11.18:1 | AAA | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E4B74E text on white | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E4B74E text on black | 11.18:1 | AAA | Lc -67.1 | 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
#F5E9CE
oklch(93.7% 0.038 86.9)
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Step 200
200
#EFD6A2
oklch(88.4% 0.073 85.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E4B74E
oklch(80% 0.132 85.6)
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Step 400
400
#C99800
oklch(70.7% 0.145 85.4)
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Step 500
500
#AC8200
oklch(63% 0.129 85.7)
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Step 600
600
#916D00
oklch(55.6% 0.114 85.6)
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Step 700
700
#7A5B00
oklch(49% 0.1 85.4)
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Step 800
800
#644A00
oklch(42.5% 0.087 85.4)
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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)
#E4B74E 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) | #CCB642 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D6C252 | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F6A8A1 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.132 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E4B74E
#E4B74E
oklch(80% 0.132 85.6)
- #9FBDFF
#9FBDFF
oklch(80.1% 0.1 265.4)
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 #E4B74E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.021
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.037
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.037
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.040
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.044
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.044
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.046
Use #E4B74E 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.