#E9B140
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.3% 0.141 81.3), rgb(233, 177, 64).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.82:1).
About this color
#E9B140 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.82:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.82:1 |
| White text | 1.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9B140 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 177, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 79%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.3% 0.141 81.3) |
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 #E9B140 | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc -41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9B140 | 10.82:1 | AAA | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9B140 text on white | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9B140 text on black | 10.82:1 | AAA | Lc -65.4 | 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
#FCF4E8
oklch(97% 0.018 78.2)
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Step 100
100
#F8E8CC
oklch(93.7% 0.041 81.7)
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Step 200
200
#F4D59E
oklch(88.6% 0.079 81.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9B140
oklch(79.3% 0.141 81.3)
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Step 400
400
#CE9500
oklch(70.6% 0.146 81.2)
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Step 500
500
#B18000
oklch(63.2% 0.13 81.5)
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Step 600
600
#956B00
oklch(55.6% 0.115 81.4)
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Step 700
700
#7E5900
oklch(49% 0.101 80.5)
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Step 800
800
#674900
oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
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Step 900
900
#563C00
oklch(37.6% 0.078 81.1)
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Step 950
950
#342300
oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)
#E9B140 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) | #C8B230 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D5C045 | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FDA09A | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BABABA | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9B140
#E9B140
oklch(79.3% 0.141 81.3)
- #96BCFF
#96BCFF
oklch(79.3% 0.104 261.4)
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 #E9B140, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.015
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.022
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.034
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.034
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.037
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.038
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.040
- Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.042
Use #E9B140 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.