#DEB171

Closest named color: Very Light Brown (#D3B683). oklch(78.7% 0.097 75.3), rgb(222, 177, 113).

Black text reads best on this color (10.63:1).

About this color

#DEB171 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Very Light Brown (#D3B683), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.63:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Very Light Brown (#D3B683)
Black text	10.63:1
White text	1.97:1

Values

HEX	#DEB171
RGB	rgb(222, 177, 113)
HSL	hsl(35, 62%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.7% 0.097 75.3)

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 #DEB171	1.97:1	Fails	Lc -42.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #DEB171	10.63:1	AAA	Lc 65.9	Content text, not long reading
#DEB171 text on white	1.97:1	Fails	Lc 38.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEB171 text on black	10.63:1	AAA	Lc -64.4	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

#FBF4EC

oklch(97% 0.013 71.3)
Step 100
100

#F5E8D6

oklch(93.7% 0.028 76.2)
Step 200
200

#EED5B2

oklch(88.5% 0.054 76.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DEB171

oklch(78.7% 0.097 75.3)
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

#DEB171 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)	#C2B26C	0.044
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CDBD73	0.038
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#EEA5A1	0.082
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B8B8B8	0.097