#DEB945
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.8% 0.138 91), rgb(222, 185, 69).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.13:1).
About this color
#DEB945 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.138 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.13:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.138) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.13:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #DEB945 |
| RGB | rgb(222, 185, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.138 91) |
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 #DEB945 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #DEB945 | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #DEB945 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #DEB945 text on black | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc -66.8 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#FAF5E8
oklch(97% 0.018 89.4)
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Step 100
100
#F4E9CC
oklch(93.5% 0.04 89.7)
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Step 200
200
#ECD89F
oklch(88.5% 0.077 91)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#DEB945
oklch(79.8% 0.138 91)
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Step 400
400
#C29C00
oklch(70.7% 0.145 91.2)
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Step 500
500
#A78500
oklch(63.1% 0.129 90.6)
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Step 600
600
#8C7000
oklch(55.6% 0.114 91.4)
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Step 700
700
#765E00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 91.4)
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Step 800
800
#614C00
oklch(42.6% 0.087 90.4)
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Step 900
900
#513F00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#302500
oklch(26.9% 0.055 91.9)
#DEB945 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) | #CDB736 | 0.030 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D6C14B | 0.022 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F0AAA1 | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.138 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #DEB945
#DEB945
oklch(79.8% 0.138 91)
- #A5BAFF
#A5BAFF
oklch(79.9% 0.101 271)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #DEB945, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.027
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.031
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.038
- Mustard #CEB301 ΔE 0.042
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.042
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.043
- Burnt Yellow #D5AB09 ΔE 0.043
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.046
Use #DEB945 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.