#A3944B

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(66.4% 0.096 97.9), rgb(163, 148, 75).

Black text reads best on this color (6.89:1).

About this color

#A3944B is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 98°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.89:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.096)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	6.89:1
White text	3.04:1

Values

HEX	#A3944B
RGB	rgb(163, 148, 75)
HSL	hsl(50, 37%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.4% 0.096 97.9)

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 #A3944B	3.04:1	AA large text	Lc -62.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A3944B	6.89:1	AA	Lc 46.8	Large or bold text, headings
#A3944B text on white	3.04:1	AA large text	Lc 57.2	Large or bold text, headings
#A3944B text on black	6.89:1	AA	Lc -44.5	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

#C8C19F

oklch(80.8% 0.047 97.7)
Step 400
400

#ADA16A

oklch(70.6% 0.075 97.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A3944B

oklch(66.4% 0.096 97.9)
Step 600
600

#84731D

oklch(55.6% 0.104 97.5)
Step 700
700

#6F610D

oklch(49.2% 0.097 98.8)
Step 800
800

#5B4F10

oklch(42.7% 0.08 97.8)
Step 900
900

#4A4216

oklch(37.7% 0.063 99)
Step 950
950

#2C270E

oklch(27.2% 0.041 98.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A3944B 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)	#A09144	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A4964E	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AE8B83	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.096