#DEAC49

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(77.2% 0.129 81.7), rgb(222, 172, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (10.10:1).

About this color

#DEAC49 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 82°. 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 10.10:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	10.10:1
White text	2.07:1

Values

HEX	#DEAC49
RGB	rgb(222, 172, 73)
HSL	hsl(40, 69%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.2% 0.129 81.7)

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 #DEAC49	2.07:1	Fails	Lc -45.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DEAC49	10.10:1	AAA	Lc 63.5	Content text, not long reading
#DEAC49 text on white	2.07:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEAC49 text on black	10.10:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	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)

#DEAC49

oklch(77.2% 0.129 81.7)
Step 400
400

#CE9600

oklch(70.8% 0.146 81.8)
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

#7D5A00

oklch(49.1% 0.101 82.2)
Step 800
800

#674900

oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
Step 900
900

#563D00

oklch(37.8% 0.078 82.4)
Step 950
950

#342300

oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DEAC49 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)	#C1AC3D	0.048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CDB94D	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F09D97	0.113
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.129