#E2A549

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(76.3% 0.129 74.7), rgb(226, 165, 73).

Black text reads best on this color (9.71:1).

About this color

#E2A549 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Earth Yellow (#DDA15E), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.71:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.71:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#E2A549
RGB	rgb(226, 165, 73)
HSL	hsl(36, 73%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.3% 0.129 74.7)

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 #E2A549	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #E2A549	9.71:1	AAA	Lc 61.6	Content text, not long reading
#E2A549 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E2A549 text on black	9.71:1	AAA	Lc -59.9	Large or bold text, headings

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

#FDF4E9

oklch(97.1% 0.018 73.1)
Step 100
100

#F9E7CF

oklch(93.6% 0.037 75.2)
Step 200
200

#F6D3A5

oklch(88.5% 0.072 74.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E2A549

oklch(76.3% 0.129 74.7)
Step 400
400

#D69000

oklch(70.6% 0.149 74.5)
Step 500
500

#B87B00

oklch(63% 0.133 74.4)
Step 600
600

#9B6700

oklch(55.5% 0.117 74.4)
Step 700
700

#835600

oklch(49.1% 0.104 74.1)
Step 800
800

#6C4600

oklch(42.7% 0.091 73.9)
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

#E2A549 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)	#BBA83F	0.064
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CAB64C	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F59591	0.108
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.129