#EAB93B
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.9% 0.147 86.4), rgb(234, 185, 59).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.50:1).
About this color
#EAB93B is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.50:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.50:1 |
| White text | 1.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EAB93B |
| RGB | rgb(234, 185, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 81%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.147 86.4) |
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 #EAB93B | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc -38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #EAB93B | 11.50:1 | AAA | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #EAB93B text on white | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #EAB93B text on black | 11.50:1 | AAA | Lc -68.6 | 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
#FBF5E7
oklch(97.1% 0.02 87.5)
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Step 100
100
#F6E9CA
oklch(93.6% 0.043 88)
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Step 200
200
#F1D69B
oklch(88.5% 0.081 86.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#EAB93B
oklch(80.9% 0.147 86.4)
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Step 400
400
#C89900
oklch(70.8% 0.145 86.5)
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Step 500
500
#AC8300
oklch(63.2% 0.129 86.4)
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Step 600
600
#906D00
oklch(55.4% 0.113 86.3)
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Step 700
700
#7A5C00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 86.4)
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Step 800
800
#644B00
oklch(42.8% 0.087 86.6)
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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)
#EAB93B 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) | #CFB826 | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DBC541 | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FEA8A0 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #EAB93B
#EAB93B
oklch(80.9% 0.147 86.4)
- #A4BFFF
#A4BFFF
oklch(80.8% 0.096 266.6)
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 #EAB93B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.013
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.030
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.031
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.031
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.033
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.033
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.035
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.038
Use #EAB93B 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.