#A0914A

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(65.5% 0.094 97.6), rgb(160, 145, 74).

Black text reads best on this color (6.64:1).

About this color

#A0914A is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 98°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.64:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	6.64:1
White text	3.16:1

Values

HEX	#A0914A
RGB	rgb(160, 145, 74)
HSL	hsl(50, 37%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.094 97.6)

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 #A0914A	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc -64.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A0914A	6.64:1	AA	Lc 45.4	Large or bold text, headings
#A0914A text on white	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc 58.7	Large or bold text, headings
#A0914A text on black	6.64:1	AA	Lc -43.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text

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 500.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F1

oklch(97% 0.005 95.1)
Step 100
100

#ECEAE0

oklch(93.6% 0.013 97.4)
Step 200
200

#DDDAC7

oklch(88.6% 0.026 99.6)
Step 300
300

#C8C1A0

oklch(80.8% 0.045 97.4)
Step 400
400

#ADA16C

oklch(70.7% 0.073 96.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A0914A

oklch(65.5% 0.094 97.6)
Step 600
600

#847320

oklch(55.6% 0.102 97.2)
Step 700
700

#6F6011

oklch(48.9% 0.094 97.6)
Step 800
800

#5B4F13

oklch(42.8% 0.078 97.5)
Step 900
900

#4A4218

oklch(37.8% 0.061 98.6)
Step 950
950

#2C270F

oklch(27.2% 0.039 97.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A0914A 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)	#9D8E44	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A1934D	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AB8881	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.094