#CA9B46#CA9B46
#CA9B46 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.116 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9B46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 65.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.86, 8.55, 50.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.86, 50.81, 80.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0206 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.116 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1861, 36.4440, 10.8690) |
| Luminance | 0.3644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.02
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.60
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.07
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.14
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9B46 #4675CA
analogous
#CA5946 #CA9B46 #B7CA46
triadic
#CA9B46 #46CA9B #9B46CA
tetradic
#CA9B46 #46CA59 #4675CA #CA46B7
square
#CA9B46 #46CA59 #4675CA #CA46B7
split-complementary
#CA9B46 #46B7CA #5946CA
monochromatic
#745721 #A47A2F #CA9B46 #D8B576 #E5CEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#CA9B46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#CA9B46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9B46
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9B46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9B46 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A749
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9b46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 155, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.116 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb87d',
500: '#ca9b46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9b46; $custom-light: #deb87d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9b46",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 155,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.636,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71745,
"c": 0.11627,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.36441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9B46
secondary
#9AAED2
accent
#7EDF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C