#EAB372

Closest named color: Burlywood (#DEB887). oklch(80.3% 0.104 70.1), rgb(234, 179, 114).

Black text reads best on this color (11.18:1).

About this color

#EAB372 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Burlywood (#DEB887), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.18:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.104)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Burlywood (#DEB887)
Black text	11.18:1
White text	1.87:1

Values

HEX	#EAB372
RGB	rgb(234, 179, 114)
HSL	hsl(33, 74%, 68%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.3% 0.104 70.1)

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 #EAB372	1.87:1	Fails	Lc -39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #EAB372	11.18:1	AAA	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#EAB372 text on white	1.87:1	Fails	Lc 35.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#EAB372 text on black	11.18:1	AAA	Lc -67.1	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

#F2D3B0

oklch(88.4% 0.058 70.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#EAB372

oklch(80.3% 0.104 70.1)
Step 400
400

#DC8D00

oklch(70.8% 0.153 70.2)
Step 500
500

#BD7800

oklch(63.1% 0.137 69.9)
Step 600
600

#9F6500

oklch(55.7% 0.12 70.6)
Step 700
700

#865400

oklch(49.1% 0.106 70.2)
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

#382000

oklch(26.9% 0.058 69.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#EAB372 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)	#C6B66D	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D3C273	0.049
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FBA6A3	0.084
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.104