#CA9738#CA9738
#CA9738 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.125 H 79.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9738 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 151, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.2%, 72.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, 9.94, 55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 56.03, 79.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% 0.0228 0.1228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.125 79.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1399, 34.9780, 8.5886) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.77
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.50
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.75
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.88
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9738 #386BCA
analogous
#CA4E38 #CA9738 #B4CA38
triadic
#CA9738 #38CA97 #9738CA
tetradic
#CA9738 #38CA4E #386BCA #CA38B4
square
#CA9738 #38CA4E #386BCA #CA38B4
split-complementary
#CA9738 #38B4CA #4E38CA
monochromatic
#6B501D #9B7429 #CA9738 #D7B068 #E4CA99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#CA9738 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#CA9738 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9738
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9738 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9738 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB982B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A53C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8883
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9738; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 151, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.125 79.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb574',
500: '#ca9738',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9738; $custom-light: #dfb574; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9738",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 151,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.041,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70824,
"c": 0.12488,
"h": 79.5
},
"luminance": 0.34975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9738
secondary
#8EA5CF
accent
#7DE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B