#A39A4E

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(67.8% 0.098 102.6), rgb(163, 154, 78).

Black text reads best on this color (7.28:1).

About this color

#A39A4E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 103°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.28:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	7.28:1
White text	2.88:1

Values

HEX	#A39A4E
RGB	rgb(163, 154, 78)
HSL	hsl(54, 35%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.8% 0.098 102.6)

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 #A39A4E	2.88:1	Fails	Lc -60.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A39A4E	7.28:1	AAA	Lc 49.0	Large or bold text, headings
#A39A4E text on white	2.88:1	Fails	Lc 55.0	Large or bold text, headings
#A39A4E text on black	7.28:1	AAA	Lc -46.8	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F6F6F0

oklch(97.1% 0.008 106.5)
Step 100
100

#ECEBDD

oklch(93.7% 0.019 103.4)
Step 200
200

#DDDAC1

oklch(88.4% 0.034 101.4)
Step 300
300

#C8C395

oklch(81% 0.062 102.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#A39A4E

oklch(67.8% 0.098 102.6)
Step 500
500

#988C18

oklch(63.1% 0.126 103)
Step 600
600

#817500

oklch(55.6% 0.117 102.3)
Step 700
700

#6C6200

oklch(49% 0.103 102.5)
Step 800
800

#595000

oklch(42.7% 0.089 102)
Step 900
900

#4A4300

oklch(37.8% 0.079 102.7)
Step 950
950

#2B2704

oklch(26.9% 0.052 102.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A39A4E 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)	#A69647	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A99A52	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AE9189	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#989898	0.098