#DEA249

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(75.3% 0.126 74.3), rgb(222, 162, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (9.37:1).

About this color

#DEA249 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Earth Yellow (#DDA15E), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.37:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.37:1
White text	2.24:1

Values

HEX	#DEA249
RGB	rgb(222, 162, 73)
HSL	hsl(36, 69%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.126 74.3)

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 #DEA249	2.24:1	Fails	Lc -48.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DEA249	9.37:1	AAA	Lc 60.0	Large or bold text, headings
#DEA249 text on white	2.24:1	Fails	Lc 44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEA249 text on black	9.37:1	AAA	Lc -58.2	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

#FAF5EE

oklch(97.2% 0.011 76.6)
Step 100
100

#F3E8DA

oklch(93.6% 0.022 74.1)
Step 200
200

#EBD6BA

oklch(88.6% 0.044 75.1)
Step 300
300

#DFBA87

oklch(80.9% 0.079 75.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#DEA249

oklch(75.3% 0.126 74.3)
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

#DEA249 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)	#B8A53F	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C6B34C	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F1928F	0.107
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ADADAD	0.127