#DEA651

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(76.1% 0.121 75.5), rgb(222, 166, 81).

Black text reads best on this color (9.67:1).

About this color

#DEA651 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.121 and its hue 75°. 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 9.67:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.121)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.67:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#DEA651
RGB	rgb(222, 166, 81)
HSL	hsl(36, 68%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.1% 0.121 75.5)

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 #DEA651	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DEA651	9.67:1	AAA	Lc 61.5	Content text, not long reading
#DEA651 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEA651 text on black	9.67:1	AAA	Lc -59.7	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

#FCF4EA

oklch(97.1% 0.016 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F8E7D1

oklch(93.6% 0.035 74.4)
Step 200
200

#F4D4A8

oklch(88.6% 0.068 75.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DEA651

oklch(76.1% 0.121 75.5)
Step 400
400

#D59100

oklch(70.7% 0.149 75.6)
Step 500
500

#B77C00

oklch(63.1% 0.133 75.6)
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

#5A3A00

oklch(37.7% 0.08 74.4)
Step 950
950

#362200

oklch(27% 0.057 76.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DEA651 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)	#BBA848	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C8B653	0.051
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F09793	0.103
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.121