#E5B461
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.8% 0.116 79), rgb(229, 180, 97).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.03:1).
About this color
#E5B461 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.116 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.03:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.116) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.03:1 |
| White text | 1.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E5B461 |
| RGB | rgb(229, 180, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 72%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.116 79) |
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 #E5B461 | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc -40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E5B461 | 11.03:1 | AAA | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E5B461 text on white | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc 36.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E5B461 text on black | 11.03:1 | AAA | Lc -66.3 | 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
#FBF4EA
oklch(97% 0.015 77.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E8D1
oklch(93.6% 0.034 80.3)
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Step 200
200
#F0D5AA
oklch(88.5% 0.064 79.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E5B461
oklch(79.8% 0.116 79)
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Step 400
400
#D19400
oklch(70.8% 0.147 79.2)
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Step 500
500
#B37E00
oklch(63% 0.131 79.1)
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Step 600
600
#976A00
oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
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Step 700
700
#7F5800
oklch(49% 0.102 78.8)
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Step 800
800
#694800
oklch(42.7% 0.089 78.7)
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Step 900
900
#583C00
oklch(37.8% 0.079 79.1)
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Step 950
950
#352300
oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)
#E5B461 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) | #C8B559 | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D3C164 | 0.040 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F7A6A1 | 0.101 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.116 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E5B461
#E5B461
oklch(79.8% 0.116 79)
- #95BFFF
#95BFFF
oklch(79.9% 0.102 258.6)
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 #E5B461, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.035
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.040
- Burlywood #DEB887 ΔE 0.040
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.040
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.042
- Very Light Brown #D3B683 ΔE 0.042
- Sandy Brown #F4A460 ΔE 0.044
- Desert #CCAD60 ΔE 0.044
Use #E5B461 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.