#DAA74B

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(75.9% 0.124 79.6), rgb(218, 167, 75).

Black text reads best on this color (9.61:1).

About this color

#DAA74B is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.124 and its hue 80°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.61:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.124)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.61:1
White text	2.18:1

Values

HEX	#DAA74B
RGB	rgb(218, 167, 75)
HSL	hsl(39, 66%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.9% 0.124 79.6)

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 #DAA74B	2.18:1	Fails	Lc -47.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DAA74B	9.61:1	AAA	Lc 61.1	Content text, not long reading
#DAA74B text on white	2.18:1	Fails	Lc 42.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DAA74B text on black	9.61:1	AAA	Lc -59.4	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 300.

Step 50
50

#FBF4E9

oklch(97% 0.016 79.4)
Step 100
100

#F7E8D0

oklch(93.7% 0.036 79.7)
Step 200
200

#F2D5A6

oklch(88.6% 0.069 79.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DAA74B

oklch(75.9% 0.124 79.6)
Step 400
400

#D09400

oklch(70.7% 0.147 79.7)
Step 500
500

#B37F00

oklch(63.2% 0.131 79.8)
Step 600
600

#976A00

oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
Step 700
700

#7F5900

oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
Step 800
800

#684800

oklch(42.6% 0.088 79.5)
Step 900
900

#573C00

oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
Step 950
950

#352300

oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DAA74B 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)	#BBA841	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C7B54E	0.044
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EC9893	0.108
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AFAFAF	0.124