#EAAE52
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79% 0.129 75.5), rgb(234, 174, 82).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.67:1).
About this color
#EAAE52 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.67:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.129) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.67:1 |
| White text | 1.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EAAE52 |
| RGB | rgb(234, 174, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 78%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.129 75.5) |
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 #EAAE52 | 1.96:1 | Fails | Lc -42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #EAAE52 | 10.67:1 | AAA | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #EAAE52 text on white | 1.96:1 | Fails | Lc 37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #EAAE52 text on black | 10.67:1 | AAA | Lc -64.7 | 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
#FCF4E9
oklch(97% 0.017 76.1)
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Step 100
100
#F9E7CF
oklch(93.6% 0.037 75.2)
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Step 200
200
#F5D3A5
oklch(88.5% 0.071 75)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#EAAE52
oklch(79% 0.129 75.5)
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Step 400
400
#D59100
oklch(70.7% 0.149 75.6)
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Step 500
500
#B77C00
oklch(63.1% 0.133 75.6)
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Step 600
600
#9A6800
oklch(55.6% 0.117 75.8)
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Step 700
700
#825700
oklch(49.1% 0.103 75.7)
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Step 800
800
#6B4700
oklch(42.8% 0.09 75.9)
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Step 900
900
#5A3A00
oklch(37.7% 0.08 74.4)
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Step 950
950
#362200
oklch(27% 0.057 76.3)
#EAAE52 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) | #C4B048 | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D2BF55 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FD9E9A | 0.109 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B9B9B9 | 0.129 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #EAAE52
#EAAE52
oklch(79% 0.129 75.5)
- #8BBDFF
#8BBDFF
oklch(78.9% 0.109 255.6)
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 #EAAE52, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.030
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.030
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.033
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.033
- Sandy Brown #F4A460 ΔE 0.036
- Pale Orange #FFA756 ΔE 0.038
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.038
- Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.044
Use #EAAE52 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.