#A6944D

Closest named color: Dark Sand (#A88F59). oklch(66.7% 0.094 95.4), rgb(166, 148, 77).

Black text reads best on this color (6.96:1).

About this color

#A6944D is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sand (#A88F59), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.96:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Sand (#A88F59)
Black text	6.96:1
White text	3.01:1

Values

HEX	#A6944D
RGB	rgb(166, 148, 77)
HSL	hsl(48, 37%, 48%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.7% 0.094 95.4)

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 #A6944D	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc -62.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A6944D	6.96:1	AA	Lc 47.2	Large or bold text, headings
#A6944D text on white	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc 56.8	Large or bold text, headings
#A6944D text on black	6.96:1	AA	Lc -44.9	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

#F7F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
Step 100
100

#ECEAE0

oklch(93.6% 0.013 97.4)
Step 200
200

#DED9C7

oklch(88.4% 0.025 94.1)
Step 300
300

#C9C1A0

oklch(80.9% 0.046 95.9)
Step 400
400

#AEA16B

oklch(70.7% 0.074 96.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A6944D

oklch(66.7% 0.094 95.4)
Step 600
600

#86721F

oklch(55.6% 0.102 95)
Step 700
700

#716010

oklch(49.2% 0.095 96)
Step 800
800

#5C4E12

oklch(42.6% 0.078 95.4)
Step 900
900

#4C4117

oklch(37.7% 0.061 94.6)
Step 950
950

#2C260F

oklch(26.9% 0.038 95)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A6944D 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)	#A19147	0.013
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A59750	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B28B84	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.094