#E6B916
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.3% 0.161 90.5), rgb(230, 185, 22).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.31:1).
About this color
#E6B916 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.31:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.31:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E6B916 |
| RGB | rgb(230, 185, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 83%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.3% 0.161 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 #E6B916 | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E6B916 | 11.31:1 | AAA | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E6B916 text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E6B916 text on black | 11.31:1 | AAA | Lc -67.8 | 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
#FBF5E6
oklch(97.1% 0.021 88.7)
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Step 100
100
#F6E9C7
oklch(93.6% 0.047 89.6)
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Step 200
200
#EFD794
oklch(88.4% 0.089 90.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E6B916
oklch(80.3% 0.161 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)
#E6B916 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) | #D0B700 | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DBC326 | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FAA89E | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E6B916
#E6B916
oklch(80.3% 0.161 90.5)
- #A6BCFF
#A6BCFF
oklch(80.3% 0.098 270.1)
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 #E6B916, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.029
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.029
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.031
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.032
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.037
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.038
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.039
Use #E6B916 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.