#F4B842
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81.8% 0.146 80.6), rgb(244, 184, 66).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.78:1).
About this color
#F4B842 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.78:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (82%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.78:1 |
| White text | 1.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F4B842 |
| RGB | rgb(244, 184, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 89%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.8% 0.146 80.6) |
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 #F4B842 | 1.78:1 | Fails | Lc -36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #F4B842 | 11.78:1 | AAA | Lc 71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F4B842 text on white | 1.78:1 | Fails | Lc 32.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F4B842 text on black | 11.78:1 | AAA | Lc -70.0 | 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
#FCF4E7
oklch(97% 0.019 80.1)
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Step 100
100
#F9E8CB
oklch(93.7% 0.042 81.1)
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Step 200
200
#F5D49C
oklch(88.5% 0.081 80.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#F4B842
oklch(81.8% 0.146 80.6)
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Step 400
400
#CF9500
oklch(70.7% 0.146 80.7)
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Step 500
500
#B27F00
oklch(63.1% 0.131 80.3)
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Step 600
600
#966B00
oklch(55.7% 0.115 80.8)
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Step 700
700
#7E5900
oklch(49% 0.101 80.5)
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Step 800
800
#684900
oklch(42.8% 0.089 80.7)
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Step 900
900
#573C00
oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
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Step 950
950
#342300
oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)
#F4B842 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) | #D0B931 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DEC847 | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA6A0 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C2C2C2 | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F4B842
#F4B842
oklch(81.8% 0.146 80.6)
- #A2C5FF
#A2C5FF
oklch(81.9% 0.091 260.4)
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 #F4B842, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.015
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.022
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.023
- Orangey Yellow #FDB915 ΔE 0.023
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.026
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.027
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.031
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.033
Use #F4B842 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.