#E9BC48
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81.5% 0.14 87.2), rgb(233, 188, 72).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.75:1).
About this color
#E9BC48 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 87°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.75:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.140) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.75:1 |
| White text | 1.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9BC48 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 188, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 79%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.5% 0.14 87.2) |
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 #E9BC48 | 1.78:1 | Fails | Lc -36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9BC48 | 11.75:1 | AAA | Lc 71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9BC48 text on white | 1.78:1 | Fails | Lc 32.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9BC48 text on black | 11.75:1 | AAA | Lc -69.8 | 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
#FBF5E8
oklch(97.1% 0.018 86.1)
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Step 100
100
#F5E9CC
oklch(93.6% 0.04 88.2)
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Step 200
200
#EFD79E
oklch(88.6% 0.078 87.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9BC48
oklch(81.5% 0.14 87.2)
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Step 400
400
#C79900
oklch(70.6% 0.144 87)
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Step 500
500
#AB8300
oklch(63.1% 0.129 87)
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Step 600
600
#906E00
oklch(55.7% 0.114 87.1)
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Step 700
700
#795C00
oklch(49.1% 0.1 87.1)
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Step 800
800
#634B00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 87.5)
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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)
#E9BC48 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) | #D1BB39 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DCC74D | 0.032 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FCACA4 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C2C2C2 | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9BC48
#E9BC48
oklch(81.5% 0.14 87.2)
- #A8C1FF
#A8C1FF
oklch(81.5% 0.092 267.4)
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 #E9BC48, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.020
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.030
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.031
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.033
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.033
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.034
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.039
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.040
Use #E9BC48 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.