#CA9B48#CA9B48
#CA9B48 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.115 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 64.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, 8.67, 49.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 49.92, 79.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.77% 0.0213 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.77% 0.115 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2503, 36.4697, 11.2070) |
| Luminance | 0.3647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.53
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.29
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.35
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9B48 #4877CA
analogous
#CA5A48 #CA9B48 #B8CA48
triadic
#CA9B48 #48CA9B #9B48CA
tetradic
#CA9B48 #48CA5A #4877CA #CA48B8
square
#CA9B48 #48CA5A #4877CA #CA48B8
split-complementary
#CA9B48 #48B8CA #5A48CA
monochromatic
#765722 #A57B30 #CA9B48 #D8B577 #E5CFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#CA9B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#CA9B48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9B48
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9B48 | 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)
#AE9C3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A74B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 155, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.115 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb87e',
500: '#ca9b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9b48; $custom-light: #deb87e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 155,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.308,
"s": 55.085,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71767,
"c": 0.11475,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.36467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9B48
secondary
#9BAFD3
accent
#7FDE49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C