#D8AA45

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(76.2% 0.128 84), rgb(216, 170, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (9.75:1).

About this color

#D8AA45 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.128 and its hue 84°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.75:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.128)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.75:1
White text	2.15:1

Values

HEX	#D8AA45
RGB	rgb(216, 170, 69)
HSL	hsl(41, 65%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.2% 0.128 84)

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 #D8AA45	2.15:1	Fails	Lc -46.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #D8AA45	9.75:1	AAA	Lc 61.8	Content text, not long reading
#D8AA45 text on white	2.15:1	Fails	Lc 42.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#D8AA45 text on black	9.75:1	AAA	Lc -60.1	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#FBF5E9

oklch(97.2% 0.017 84.6)
Step 100
100

#F6E8CE

oklch(93.5% 0.038 83)
Step 200
200

#F0D6A4

oklch(88.6% 0.071 83.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#D8AA45

oklch(76.2% 0.128 84)
Step 400
400

#CB9700

oklch(70.7% 0.145 83.8)
Step 500
500

#AE8100

oklch(63% 0.129 83.9)
Step 600
600

#936C00

oklch(55.6% 0.114 83.5)
Step 700
700

#7B5B00

oklch(49.1% 0.101 84.7)
Step 800
800

#654A00

oklch(42.7% 0.087 84.5)
Step 900
900

#553D00

oklch(37.7% 0.077 83.5)
Step 950
950

#332400

oklch(27.1% 0.056 85)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D8AA45 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)	#BEAA39	0.043
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C9B649	0.036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EA9B95	0.115
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.128