#E7B63E
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80% 0.143 85.6), rgb(231, 182, 62).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.15:1).
About this color
#E7B63E is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.15:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.15:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E7B63E |
| RGB | rgb(231, 182, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 78%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.143 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 #E7B63E | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E7B63E | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E7B63E text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E7B63E text on black | 11.15:1 | AAA | Lc -67.0 | 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
#FBF5E7
oklch(97.1% 0.02 87.5)
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Step 100
100
#F6E9CB
oklch(93.7% 0.042 87.4)
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Step 200
200
#F1D69D
oklch(88.5% 0.079 85.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E7B63E
oklch(80% 0.143 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
#322400
oklch(27% 0.055 86.6)
#E7B63E 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) | #CCB52C | 0.045 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D8C244 | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FAA69E | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E7B63E
#E7B63E
oklch(80% 0.143 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 #E7B63E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.013
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.029
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.035
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.038
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.038
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.039
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.040
Use #E7B63E 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.