#E9B912
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.6% 0.162 89.4), rgb(233, 185, 18).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.41:1).
About this color
#E9B912 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.162 and its hue 89°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.41:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.41:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9B912 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 185, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 86%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.6% 0.162 89.4) |
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 #E9B912 | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9B912 | 11.41:1 | AAA | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9B912 text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9B912 text on black | 11.41:1 | AAA | Lc -68.3 | 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
#FBF5E5
oklch(97.1% 0.022 89.8)
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Step 100
100
#F6E9C7
oklch(93.6% 0.047 89.6)
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Step 200
200
#F1D794
oklch(88.6% 0.09 89.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9B912
oklch(80.6% 0.162 89.4)
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Step 400
400
#C49B00
oklch(70.7% 0.145 89.7)
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Step 500
500
#A88400
oklch(63% 0.129 89.3)
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Step 600
600
#8E6F00
oklch(55.6% 0.114 89.2)
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Step 700
700
#775D00
oklch(49.1% 0.1 89.6)
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Step 800
800
#624C00
oklch(42.8% 0.087 89.5)
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Step 900
900
#523F00
oklch(37.8% 0.077 89.3)
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Step 950
950
#312500
oklch(27.1% 0.055 90.3)
#E9B912 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) | #D0B700 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DCC423 | 0.031 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FDA79E | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.162 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9B912
#E9B912
oklch(80.6% 0.162 89.4)
- #A6BDFF
#A6BDFF
oklch(80.5% 0.097 269.3)
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 #E9B912, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.024
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.025
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.027
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.032
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.033
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.035
- Marigold #FCC006 ΔE 0.036
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.037
Use #E9B912 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.