#E2A645

Closest named color: Goldenrod (#DAA520). oklch(76.5% 0.132 76.2), rgb(226, 166, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (9.77:1).

About this color

#E2A645 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.132 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.77:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.132)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Goldenrod (#DAA520)
Black text	9.77:1
White text	2.14:1

Values

HEX	#E2A645
RGB	rgb(226, 166, 69)
HSL	hsl(37, 73%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.132 76.2)

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 #E2A645	2.14:1	Fails	Lc -46.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #E2A645	9.77:1	AAA	Lc 61.9	Content text, not long reading
#E2A645 text on white	2.14:1	Fails	Lc 42.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E2A645 text on black	9.77:1	AAA	Lc -60.2	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

#FCF4E9

oklch(97% 0.017 76.1)
Step 100
100

#F9E7CE

oklch(93.6% 0.038 76.2)
Step 200
200

#F5D3A3

oklch(88.4% 0.073 76.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E2A645

oklch(76.5% 0.132 76.2)
Step 400
400

#D49200

oklch(70.7% 0.148 76.6)
Step 500
500

#B67C00

oklch(63% 0.132 76.1)
Step 600
600

#9A6800

oklch(55.6% 0.117 75.8)
Step 700
700

#815700

oklch(49% 0.103 76.4)
Step 800
800

#6A4700

oklch(42.6% 0.089 76.7)
Step 900
900

#593B00

oklch(37.8% 0.079 76.7)
Step 950
950

#362200

oklch(27% 0.057 76.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E2A645 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)	#BCA839	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CBB748	0.053
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F59692	0.112
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.132