#A09249

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(65.7% 0.095 98.7), rgb(160, 146, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (6.70:1).

About this color

#A09249 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 99°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	6.70:1
White text	3.13:1

Values

HEX	#A09249
RGB	rgb(160, 146, 73)
HSL	hsl(50, 37%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.7% 0.095 98.7)

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 #A09249	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc -63.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A09249	6.70:1	AA	Lc 45.7	Large or bold text, headings
#A09249 text on white	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc 58.3	Large or bold text, headings
#A09249 text on black	6.70:1	AA	Lc -43.4	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

#F6F6F1

oklch(97.2% 0.007 106.5)
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

#C8C29F

oklch(81% 0.048 99.3)
Step 400
400

#ACA26B

oklch(70.8% 0.075 99.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A09249

oklch(65.7% 0.095 98.7)
Step 600
600

#83741D

oklch(55.7% 0.104 99)
Step 700
700

#6F610E

oklch(49.2% 0.097 98.7)
Step 800
800

#5A4F11

oklch(42.6% 0.08 98.7)
Step 900
900

#4A4216

oklch(37.7% 0.063 99)
Step 950
950

#2B270E

oklch(27% 0.04 100.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A09249 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)	#9E8F42	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2944C	0.007
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AB8981	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.095