#E8B250
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.5% 0.13 79.8), rgb(232, 178, 80).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.91:1).
About this color
#E8B250 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 80°. 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 10.91:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.130) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.91:1 |
| White text | 1.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E8B250 |
| RGB | rgb(232, 178, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 77%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.5% 0.13 79.8) |
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 #E8B250 | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc -41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E8B250 | 10.91:1 | AAA | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E8B250 text on white | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E8B250 text on black | 10.91:1 | AAA | Lc -65.8 | 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
#FCF4E9
oklch(97% 0.017 76.1)
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Step 100
100
#F7E8CE
oklch(93.6% 0.038 81.5)
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Step 200
200
#F3D5A3
oklch(88.6% 0.073 80.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E8B250
oklch(79.5% 0.13 79.8)
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Step 400
400
#D09400
oklch(70.7% 0.147 79.7)
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Step 500
500
#B37F00
oklch(63.2% 0.131 79.8)
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Step 600
600
#966A00
oklch(55.5% 0.115 79.9)
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Step 700
700
#7F5900
oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
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Step 800
800
#684800
oklch(42.6% 0.088 79.5)
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Step 900
900
#573C00
oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
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Step 950
950
#352300
oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)
#E8B250 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) | #C8B345 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D4C053 | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FBA29D | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BBBBBB | 0.130 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E8B250
#E8B250
oklch(79.5% 0.13 79.8)
- #95BDFF
#95BDFF
oklch(79.4% 0.104 260.2)
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 #E8B250, 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
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.032
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.033
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.036
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.042
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.043
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.044
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.044
Use #E8B250 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.