#E9B525
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.9% 0.155 86.4), rgb(233, 181, 37).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.10:1).
About this color
#E9B525 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.10:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.10:1 |
| White text | 1.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9B525 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 181, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 82%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.9% 0.155 86.4) |
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 #E9B525 | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc -40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9B525 | 11.10:1 | AAA | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9B525 text on white | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9B525 text on black | 11.10:1 | AAA | Lc -66.8 | 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
#FCF5E6
oklch(97.2% 0.021 85.9)
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Step 100
100
#F7E9C9
oklch(93.7% 0.045 87.2)
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Step 200
200
#F2D697
oklch(88.5% 0.086 86.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9B525
oklch(79.9% 0.155 86.4)
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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
#533E00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 86.9)
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Step 950
950
#322400
oklch(27% 0.055 86.6)
#E9B525 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) | #CCB400 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D9C22F | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FDA49B | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9B525
#E9B525
oklch(79.9% 0.155 86.4)
- #9FBCFF
#9FBCFF
oklch(79.9% 0.101 266.1)
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 #E9B525, 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 0.026
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.030
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.034
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.034
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.034
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.037
Use #E9B525 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.