#CA9A3C#CA9A3C
#CA9A3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.123 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 154, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.8%, 70.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, 8.52, 54.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 54.90, 81.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% 0.0192 0.1216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.123 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7306, 35.9967, 9.2876) |
| Luminance | 0.3599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.16
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.90
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.04
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.12
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.24
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9A3C #3C6CCA
analogous
#CA533C #CA9A3C #B3CA3C
triadic
#CA9A3C #3CCA9A #9A3CCA
tetradic
#CA9A3C #3CCA53 #3C6CCA #CA3CB3
square
#CA9A3C #3CCA53 #3C6CCA #CA3CB3
split-complementary
#CA9A3C #3CB3CA #533CCA
monochromatic
#6E531E #9E772B #CA9A3C #D7B36C #E4CC9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#CA9A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#CA9A3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9A3C
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9A3C | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9B30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A740
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 154, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.123 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb777',
500: '#ca9a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9a3c; $custom-light: #deb777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 154,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.718,
"s": 57.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7145,
"c": 0.12309,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.35994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9A3C
secondary
#92A7D0
accent
#7BE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B