#EAAE42
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(78.8% 0.139 78.6), rgb(234, 174, 66).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.63:1).
About this color
#EAAE42 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.139 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.63:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.139) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.63:1 |
| White text | 1.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EAAE42 |
| RGB | rgb(234, 174, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 80%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.8% 0.139 78.6) |
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 #EAAE42 | 1.97:1 | Fails | Lc -42.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #EAAE42 | 10.63:1 | AAA | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #EAAE42 text on white | 1.97:1 | Fails | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #EAAE42 text on black | 10.63:1 | AAA | Lc -64.5 | 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
#FCF4E8
oklch(97% 0.018 78.2)
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Step 100
100
#F9E7CC
oklch(93.5% 0.041 78.1)
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Step 200
200
#F5D49F
oklch(88.5% 0.078 79.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#EAAE42
oklch(78.8% 0.139 78.6)
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Step 400
400
#D19300
oklch(70.6% 0.147 78.6)
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Step 500
500
#B47E00
oklch(63.1% 0.131 78.5)
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Step 600
600
#976900
oklch(55.4% 0.115 78.5)
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Step 700
700
#805800
oklch(49.1% 0.102 78.1)
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Step 800
800
#694800
oklch(42.7% 0.089 78.7)
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Step 900
900
#583B00
oklch(37.6% 0.078 77.7)
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Step 950
950
#352200
oklch(26.9% 0.056 77.8)
#EAAE42 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) | #C5B034 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D3BE46 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FE9D98 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B8B8B8 | 0.139 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #EAAE42
#EAAE42
oklch(78.8% 0.139 78.6)
- #8FBCFF
#8FBCFF
oklch(78.9% 0.108 258.1)
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 #EAAE42, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.021
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.022
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.033
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.033
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.036
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.036
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.038
- Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.038
Use #EAAE42 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.