#EEB700
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80.7% 0.165 86.7), rgb(238, 183, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.40:1).
About this color
#EEB700 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.165 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 11.40:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.40:1 |
| White text | 1.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EEB700 |
| RGB | rgb(238, 183, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 100%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.7% 0.165 86.7) |
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 #EEB700 | 1.84:1 | Fails | Lc -38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #EEB700 | 11.40:1 | AAA | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #EEB700 text on white | 1.84:1 | Fails | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #EEB700 text on black | 11.40:1 | AAA | Lc -68.3 | 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
#FCF5E5
oklch(97.1% 0.022 87.1)
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Step 100
100
#F8E8C6
oklch(93.5% 0.048 85.8)
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Step 200
200
#F4D692
oklch(88.6% 0.092 86.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#EEB700
oklch(80.7% 0.165 86.7)
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Step 400
400
#C89900
oklch(70.8% 0.145 86.5)
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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
#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)
#EEB700 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) | #D0B600 | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DDC51A | 0.040 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA49C | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #EEB700
#EEB700
oklch(80.7% 0.165 86.7)
- #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 #EEB700, 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
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.022
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.023
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.026
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.027
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.031
- Marigold #FCC006 ΔE 0.033
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.033
Use #EEB700 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.