#B98A1B

Closest named color: Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B). oklch(66.2% 0.129 82.7), rgb(185, 138, 27).

Black text reads best on this color (6.71:1).

About this color

#B98A1B is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 83°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.71:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B)
Black text	6.71:1
White text	3.12:1

Values

HEX	#B98A1B
RGB	rgb(185, 138, 27)
HSL	hsl(42, 75%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.2% 0.129 82.7)

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 #B98A1B	3.12:1	AA large text	Lc -63.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B98A1B	6.71:1	AA	Lc 46.0	Large or bold text, headings
#B98A1B text on white	3.12:1	AA large text	Lc 58.1	Large or bold text, headings
#B98A1B text on black	6.71:1	AA	Lc -43.6	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

#F8F5EF

oklch(97.1% 0.009 84.6)
Step 100
100

#F0E9DD

oklch(93.6% 0.018 81.3)
Step 200
200

#E5D8C0

oklch(88.6% 0.035 82.9)
Step 300
300

#D5BD92

oklch(80.8% 0.063 82)
Step 400
400

#BF9B52

oklch(70.7% 0.101 83.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B98A1B

oklch(66.2% 0.129 82.7)
Step 600
600

#946C00

oklch(55.7% 0.115 82.9)
Step 700
700

#7C5A00

oklch(49% 0.101 82.9)
Step 800
800

#664900

oklch(42.6% 0.088 82.4)
Step 900
900

#553D00

oklch(37.7% 0.077 83.5)
Step 950
950

#332302

oklch(26.9% 0.053 81.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B98A1B 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)	#9D8B00	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A99722	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CA7C76	0.114
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.129