#422006 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS yellow-950 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#422006 is a very dark, vivid orange. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class yellow-950 (e.g. bg-yellow-950, text-yellow-950). Its nearest CSS named color is maroon (#800000). For readable text on a #422006 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (14.57:1). Because it is dark, #422006 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#422006 in Tailwind CSS (yellow-950)

#422006 ships with Tailwind CSS as yellow-950 — use it as bg-yellow-950, text-yellow-950, or border-yellow-950. It sits at step 950 of the yellow ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #422006 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #55361f Copy
• 20% tint #684d38 Copy
• 30% tint #7b6351 Copy
• 40% tint #8e796a Copy
• 50% tint #a19083 Copy
• 60% tint #b3a69b Copy
• 70% tint #c6bcb4 Copy
• 80% tint #d9d2cd Copy
• 90% tint #ece9e6 Copy

Shades of #422006 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #3b1d05 Copy
• 20% shade #351a05 Copy
• 30% shade #2e1604 Copy
• 40% shade #281304 Copy
• 50% shade #211003 Copy
• 60% shade #1a0d02 Copy
• 70% shade #140a02 Copy
• 80% shade #0d0601 Copy
• 90% shade #070301 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #422006 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #422006 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More orange colors in the library: #451A03 (amber-950), #1C1917 (stone-900), #0C0A09 (stone-950), #78350F (amber-900), #7C2D12 (orange-900), #92400E (amber-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #422006?

  #422006 is a very dark, vivid orange — rgb(66, 32, 6). Its nearest CSS named color is maroon. In Tailwind CSS it is yellow-950.

• How do I make tints and shades of #422006?

  Mix #422006 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #422006 is #684d38 and a 20% shade is #351a05 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #422006 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #422006?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #422006 background at 14.57:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #422006?

  yellow-950 — use it as bg-yellow-950, text-yellow-950, or border-yellow-950. The full yellow 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.