#DCAA49

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(76.6% 0.127 81.3), rgb(220, 170, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (9.88:1).

About this color

#DCAA49 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.127 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.88:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.127)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.88:1
White text	2.12:1

Values

HEX	#DCAA49
RGB	rgb(220, 170, 73)
HSL	hsl(40, 68%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.6% 0.127 81.3)

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 #DCAA49	2.12:1	Fails	Lc -46.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DCAA49	9.88:1	AAA	Lc 62.5	Content text, not long reading
#DCAA49 text on white	2.12:1	Fails	Lc 41.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DCAA49 text on black	9.88:1	AAA	Lc -60.8	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

#F7E8CF

oklch(93.6% 0.037 80.6)
Step 200
200

#F1D5A4

oklch(88.5% 0.071 81.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DCAA49

oklch(76.6% 0.127 81.3)
Step 400
400

#CE9500

oklch(70.6% 0.146 81.2)
Step 500
500

#B18000

oklch(63.2% 0.13 81.5)
Step 600
600

#956B00

oklch(55.6% 0.115 81.4)
Step 700
700

#7E5900

oklch(49% 0.101 80.5)
Step 800
800

#674900

oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
Step 900
900

#563C00

oklch(37.6% 0.078 81.1)
Step 950
950

#342300

oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DCAA49 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)	#BFAB3E	0.048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CAB74D	0.041
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EE9B95	0.111
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.127