#A99341

Closest named color: Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C). oklch(66.7% 0.105 94.4), rgb(169, 147, 65).

Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).

About this color

#A99341 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.105 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.105)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C)
Black text	6.93:1
White text	3.02:1

Values

HEX	#A99341
RGB	rgb(169, 147, 65)
HSL	hsl(47, 44%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.7% 0.105 94.4)

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 #A99341	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc -62.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A99341	6.93:1	AA	Lc 47.1	Large or bold text, headings
#A99341 text on white	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc 57.0	Large or bold text, headings
#A99341 text on black	6.93:1	AA	Lc -44.8	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

#F7F5F0

oklch(97% 0.007 88.6)
Step 100
100

#EDEADF

oklch(93.6% 0.015 94.2)
Step 200
200

#DFD9C4

oklch(88.4% 0.029 93.8)
Step 300
300

#CBC19C

oklch(81% 0.051 94.7)
Step 400
400

#B1A064

oklch(70.7% 0.082 94.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A99341

oklch(66.7% 0.105 94.4)
Step 600
600

#897100

oklch(55.5% 0.114 94.1)
Step 700
700

#735F00

oklch(49.1% 0.101 94.6)
Step 800
800

#5F4E00

oklch(42.9% 0.088 94.5)
Step 900
900

#4D410E

oklch(37.7% 0.069 95.3)
Step 950
950

#2D260B

oklch(27% 0.043 94.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A99341 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)	#A19038	0.017
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A79745	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B68981	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.105