#DFA86A

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(77% 0.102 68.7), rgb(223, 168, 106).

Black text reads best on this color (9.94:1).

About this color

#DFA86A is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Earth Yellow (#DDA15E), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.94:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.94:1
White text	2.11:1

Values

HEX	#DFA86A
RGB	rgb(223, 168, 106)
HSL	hsl(32, 65%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(77% 0.102 68.7)

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 #DFA86A	2.11:1	Fails	Lc -45.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #DFA86A	9.94:1	AAA	Lc 62.7	Content text, not long reading
#DFA86A text on white	2.11:1	Fails	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DFA86A text on black	9.94:1	AAA	Lc -61.0	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

#FCF4EC

oklch(97.1% 0.014 67.7)
Step 100
100

#F7E7D5

oklch(93.6% 0.03 70.7)
Step 200
200

#F3D3B1

oklch(88.5% 0.058 68.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DFA86A

oklch(77% 0.102 68.7)
Step 400
400

#DE8B00

oklch(70.7% 0.155 68.3)
Step 500
500

#BE7700

oklch(63% 0.138 68.8)
Step 600
600

#A16400

oklch(55.7% 0.122 68.7)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6F4400

oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
Step 900
900

#5D3800

oklch(37.7% 0.082 69.1)
Step 950
950

#392000

oklch(27% 0.059 68.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DFA86A 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)	#BBAB65	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C8B86B	0.052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F09B99	0.083
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.102