#E9B224
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.3% 0.155 84.7), rgb(233, 178, 36).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.85:1).
About this color
#E9B224 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 85°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.85:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.85:1 |
| White text | 1.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9B224 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 178, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 82%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.3% 0.155 84.7) |
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 #E9B224 | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc -41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9B224 | 10.85:1 | AAA | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9B224 text on white | 1.93:1 | Fails | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9B224 text on black | 10.85:1 | AAA | Lc -65.6 | 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
#FCF5E6
oklch(97.2% 0.021 85.9)
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Step 100
100
#F8E8C9
oklch(93.6% 0.044 83.9)
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Step 200
200
#F3D597
oklch(88.4% 0.086 84.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9B224
oklch(79.3% 0.155 84.7)
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Step 400
400
#CA9800
oklch(70.8% 0.145 84.9)
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Step 500
500
#AD8200
oklch(63.1% 0.129 85.1)
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Step 600
600
#926D00
oklch(55.7% 0.114 85)
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Step 700
700
#7B5B00
oklch(49.1% 0.101 84.7)
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Step 800
800
#654A00
oklch(42.7% 0.087 84.5)
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Step 900
900
#543D00
oklch(37.5% 0.077 84.5)
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Step 950
950
#332400
oklch(27.1% 0.056 85)
#E9B224 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) | #CAB200 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D7C02D | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FDA099 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BABABA | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9B224
#E9B224
oklch(79.3% 0.155 84.7)
- #9ABBFF
#9ABBFF
oklch(79.3% 0.104 264.2)
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 #E9B224, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.014
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.020
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.030
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.035
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.038
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.038
- Burnt Yellow #D5AB09 ΔE 0.039
Use #E9B224 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.