#F1B830
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81.4% 0.154 83.8), rgb(241, 184, 48).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.63:1).
About this color
#F1B830 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.154 and its hue 84°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.63:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.63:1 |
| White text | 1.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F1B830 |
| RGB | rgb(241, 184, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 87%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.154 83.8) |
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 #F1B830 | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc -37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F1B830 | 11.63:1 | AAA | Lc 70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F1B830 text on white | 1.80:1 | Fails | Lc 33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F1B830 text on black | 11.63:1 | AAA | Lc -69.3 | 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
#FCF5E6
oklch(97.2% 0.021 85.9)
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Step 100
100
#F8E8C9
oklch(93.6% 0.044 83.9)
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Step 200
200
#F4D598
oklch(88.5% 0.085 83.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F1B830
oklch(81.4% 0.154 83.8)
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Step 400
400
#CB9700
oklch(70.7% 0.145 83.8)
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Step 500
500
#AE8100
oklch(63% 0.129 83.9)
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Step 600
600
#936C00
oklch(55.6% 0.114 83.5)
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Step 700
700
#7C5B00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 83.9)
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Step 800
800
#664A00
oklch(42.8% 0.088 83.6)
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Step 900
900
#553D00
oklch(37.7% 0.077 83.5)
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Step 950
950
#332400
oklch(27.1% 0.056 85)
#F1B830 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) | #D0B80F | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DEC737 | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA69F | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C1C1C1 | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F1B830
#F1B830
oklch(81.4% 0.154 83.8)
- #A3C2FF
#A3C2FF
oklch(81.3% 0.093 263.6)
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 #F1B830, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.012
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.020
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.021
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.023
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.025
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.029
- Amber #FFBE0B ΔE 0.030
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.030
Use #F1B830 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.