#DEA344

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(75.4% 0.13 76.1), rgb(222, 163, 68).

Black text reads best on this color (9.42:1).

About this color

#DEA344 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 76°. 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 9.42:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.130)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.42:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#DEA344
RGB	rgb(222, 163, 68)
HSL	hsl(37, 70%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.4% 0.13 76.1)

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 #DEA344	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.5	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DEA344	9.42:1	AAA	Lc 60.3	Content text, not long reading
#DEA344 text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEA344 text on black	9.42:1	AAA	Lc -58.5	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

#F3E8D9

oklch(93.6% 0.023 75.9)
Step 200
200

#EBD6B9

oklch(88.6% 0.045 75.9)
Step 300
300

#DFBA85

oklch(80.9% 0.081 76.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#DEA344

oklch(75.4% 0.13 76.1)
Step 500
500

#B67C00

oklch(63% 0.132 76.1)
Step 600
600

#9A6800

oklch(55.6% 0.117 75.8)
Step 700
700

#825700

oklch(49.1% 0.103 75.7)
Step 800
800

#6B4700

oklch(42.8% 0.09 75.9)
Step 900
900

#593B00

oklch(37.8% 0.079 76.7)
Step 950
950

#362200

oklch(27% 0.057 76.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DEA344 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)	#B9A539	0.061
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C7B447	0.053
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F1938F	0.111
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.130