#DEAA4A

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(76.8% 0.127 80.1), rgb(222, 170, 74).

Black text reads best on this color (9.95:1).

About this color

#DEAA4A is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.127 and its hue 80°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.95:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.127)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.95:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#DEAA4A
RGB	rgb(222, 170, 74)
HSL	hsl(39, 69%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.8% 0.127 80.1)

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 #DEAA4A	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DEAA4A	9.95:1	AAA	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#DEAA4A text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEAA4A text on black	9.95:1	AAA	Lc -61.1	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

#FCF4E9

oklch(97% 0.017 76.1)
Step 100
100

#F7E8CF

oklch(93.6% 0.037 80.6)
Step 200
200

#F2D5A4

oklch(88.6% 0.071 80.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DEAA4A

oklch(76.8% 0.127 80.1)
Step 400
400

#D09400

oklch(70.7% 0.147 79.7)
Step 500
500

#B27F00

oklch(63.1% 0.131 80.3)
Step 600
600

#966A00

oklch(55.5% 0.115 79.9)
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

#DEAA4A 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)	#BFAB3F	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CBB84D	0.044
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F09B95	0.110
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.127