#E9B41C
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.7% 0.158 86.3), rgb(233, 180, 28).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.00:1).
About this color
#E9B41C is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.00:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.00:1 |
| White text | 1.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9B41C |
| RGB | rgb(233, 180, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 82%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.7% 0.158 86.3) |
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 #E9B41C | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc -40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9B41C | 11.00:1 | AAA | Lc 67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9B41C text on white | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9B41C text on black | 11.00:1 | AAA | Lc -66.4 | 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
#FCF5E6
oklch(97.2% 0.021 85.9)
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Step 100
100
#F7E8C8
oklch(93.5% 0.045 85.9)
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Step 200
200
#F3D696
oklch(88.6% 0.088 86.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9B41C
oklch(79.7% 0.158 86.3)
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Step 400
400
#C89900
oklch(70.8% 0.145 86.5)
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Step 500
500
#AC8300
oklch(63.2% 0.129 86.4)
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Step 600
600
#906D00
oklch(55.4% 0.113 86.3)
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Step 700
700
#7A5C00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 86.4)
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Step 800
800
#644B00
oklch(42.8% 0.087 86.6)
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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)
#E9B41C 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) | #CCB300 | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D8C128 | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FDA29A | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9B41C
#E9B41C
oklch(79.7% 0.158 86.3)
- #9EBBFF
#9EBBFF
oklch(79.6% 0.102 266.3)
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 #E9B41C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.016
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.025
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.033
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.034
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.035
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.036
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.037
Use #E9B41C 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.