#E4BB39
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.7% 0.147 90.5), rgb(228, 187, 57).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.46:1).
About this color
#E4BB39 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.46:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.46:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E4BB39 |
| RGB | rgb(228, 187, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 76%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.7% 0.147 90.5) |
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 #E4BB39 | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E4BB39 | 11.46:1 | AAA | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E4BB39 text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E4BB39 text on black | 11.46:1 | AAA | Lc -68.5 | 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
#FAF5E7
oklch(97% 0.019 90.5)
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Step 100
100
#F5E9CA
oklch(93.6% 0.043 89.4)
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Step 200
200
#EED89B
oklch(88.6% 0.082 90.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E4BB39
oklch(80.7% 0.147 90.5)
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Step 400
400
#C39B00
oklch(70.6% 0.144 90.2)
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Step 500
500
#A78500
oklch(63.1% 0.129 90.6)
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Step 600
600
#8D6F00
oklch(55.5% 0.113 89.9)
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Step 700
700
#765D00
oklch(49% 0.1 90.4)
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Step 800
800
#614C00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 90.4)
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Step 900
900
#513F00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#312500
oklch(27.1% 0.055 90.3)
#E4BB39 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) | #D0B922 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DAC440 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F7ABA2 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E4BB39
#E4BB39
oklch(80.7% 0.147 90.5)
- #A8BDFF
#A8BDFF
oklch(80.7% 0.097 270.5)
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 #E4BB39, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.023
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.033
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.034
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.037
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.038
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.040
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.042
Use #E4BB39 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.