#E9BE49
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81.9% 0.14 88.4), rgb(233, 190, 73).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.92:1).
About this color
#E9BE49 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 88°. 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 11.92:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (82%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.92:1 |
| White text | 1.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #E9BE49 |
| RGB | rgb(233, 190, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 78%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.9% 0.14 88.4) |
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 #E9BE49 | 1.76:1 | Fails | Lc -36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #E9BE49 | 11.92:1 | AAA | Lc 71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #E9BE49 text on white | 1.76:1 | Fails | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #E9BE49 text on black | 11.92:1 | AAA | Lc -70.6 | 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
#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
#EED79E
oklch(88.5% 0.078 88.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#E9BE49
oklch(81.9% 0.14 88.4)
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Step 400
400
#C59A00
oklch(70.6% 0.144 88.6)
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Step 500
500
#A98400
oklch(63.1% 0.129 88.8)
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Step 600
600
#8F6E00
oklch(55.5% 0.114 87.7)
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Step 700
700
#785D00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 88.9)
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Step 800
800
#634B00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 87.5)
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Step 900
900
#523F00
oklch(37.8% 0.077 89.3)
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Step 950
950
#312400
oklch(26.8% 0.055 88.3)
#E9BE49 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) | #D3BC3A | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DEC84E | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FCAEA6 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C3C3C3 | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #E9BE49
#E9BE49
oklch(81.9% 0.14 88.4)
- #ABC2FF
#ABC2FF
oklch(81.9% 0.09 268.4)
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 #E9BE49, 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
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.028
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.030
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.031
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.032
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.034
- Marigold #FCC006 ΔE 0.038
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.039
Use #E9BE49 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.