#D9930E

Closest named color: Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06). oklch(71.5% 0.149 74.5), rgb(217, 147, 14).

Black text reads best on this color (8.13:1).

About this color

#D9930E is a medium-light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 72%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.13:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (72%)
Chroma	vivid (0.149)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06)
Black text	8.13:1
White text	2.58:1

Values

HEX	#D9930E
RGB	rgb(217, 147, 14)
HSL	hsl(39, 88%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(71.5% 0.149 74.5)

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 #D9930E	2.58:1	Fails	Lc -55.3	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #D9930E	8.13:1	AAA	Lc 53.8	Large or bold text, headings
#D9930E text on white	2.58:1	Fails	Lc 50.2	Large or bold text, headings
#D9930E text on black	8.13:1	AAA	Lc -51.8	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

#FBF4ED

oklch(97.1% 0.012 67.7)
Step 100
100

#F5E8D7

oklch(93.7% 0.027 74.8)
Step 200
200

#EED5B4

oklch(88.5% 0.052 74.7)
Step 300
300

#E4B87C

oklch(80.8% 0.092 74.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#D9930E

oklch(71.5% 0.149 74.5)
Step 500
500

#B87B00

oklch(63% 0.133 74.4)
Step 600
600

#9B6700

oklch(55.5% 0.117 74.4)
Step 700
700

#835600

oklch(49.1% 0.104 74.1)
Step 800
800

#6C4600

oklch(42.7% 0.091 73.9)
Step 900
900

#5A3A00

oklch(37.7% 0.08 74.4)
Step 950
950

#372100

oklch(27% 0.057 72.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#D9930E 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)	#AC9700	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BCA817	0.067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#ED817D	0.123
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A1A1A1	0.149