#CA9C43#CA9C43
#CA9C43 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.119 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 66.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.08, 7.82, 51.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.08, 52.30, 81.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0181 0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.119 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2609, 36.7413, 10.4384) |
| Luminance | 0.3674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.32
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.22
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.49
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.50
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.51
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9C43 #4371CA
analogous
#CA5943 #CA9C43 #B4CA43
triadic
#CA9C43 #43CA9C #9C43CA
tetradic
#CA9C43 #43CA59 #4371CA #CA43B4
square
#CA9C43 #43CA59 #4371CA #CA43B4
split-complementary
#CA9C43 #43B4CA #5943CA
monochromatic
#725620 #A27A2E #CA9C43 #D7B573 #E5CEA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CA9C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#CA9C43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9C43
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9C43 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.119 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb97b',
500: '#ca9c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9c43; $custom-light: #deb97b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.556,
"s": 56.017,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71913,
"c": 0.11882,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.36739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9C43
secondary
#97ABD2
accent
#7CDF48
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C