#D8A25F

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(74.9% 0.106 71), rgb(216, 162, 95).

Black text reads best on this color (9.25:1).

About this color

#D8A25F is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Earth Yellow (#DDA15E), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.25:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.25:1
White text	2.26:1

Values

HEX	#D8A25F
RGB	rgb(216, 162, 95)
HSL	hsl(33, 61%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.9% 0.106 71)

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 #D8A25F	2.26:1	Fails	Lc -49.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #D8A25F	9.25:1	AAA	Lc 59.3	Large or bold text, headings
#D8A25F text on white	2.26:1	Fails	Lc 44.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#D8A25F text on black	9.25:1	AAA	Lc -57.5	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

#F9F5EF

oklch(97.2% 0.009 78.3)
Step 100
100

#F2E8DC

oklch(93.6% 0.019 72.6)
Step 200
200

#E9D6BF

oklch(88.6% 0.037 72.6)
Step 300
300

#DCBA92

oklch(80.9% 0.066 71.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#D8A25F

oklch(74.9% 0.106 71)
Step 500
500

#BC7902

oklch(63.2% 0.136 70.9)
Step 600
600

#9E6500

oklch(55.5% 0.12 71.1)
Step 700
700

#865500

oklch(49.3% 0.106 71.2)
Step 800
800

#6E4500

oklch(42.8% 0.092 71.2)
Step 900
900

#5C3900

oklch(37.7% 0.081 71.3)
Step 950
950

#372102

oklch(27% 0.055 71.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D8A25F 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)	#B5A559	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C2B161	0.049
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E99592	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ACACAC	0.106