#CA9C4E#CA9C4E
#CA9C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.110 H 78.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 61.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.19, 8.54, 46.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.19, 47.41, 79.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% 0.0217 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.11 78.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6228, 36.8861, 12.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.17
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.10
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.08
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9C4E #4E7CCA
analogous
#CA5E4E #CA9C4E #BACA4E
triadic
#CA9C4E #4ECA9C #9C4ECA
tetradic
#CA9C4E #4ECA5E #4E7CCA #CA4EBA
square
#CA9C4E #4ECA5E #4E7CCA #CA4EBA
split-complementary
#CA9C4E #4EBACA #5E4ECA
monochromatic
#795A24 #A87D32 #CA9C4E #D8B67D #E6D1AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#CA9C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#CA9C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9C4E
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9C4E | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A850
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.110 78.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb982',
500: '#ca9c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9c4e; $custom-light: #ddb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.742,
"s": 53.913,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72033,
"c": 0.11031,
"h": 78.7
},
"luminance": 0.36884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9C4E
secondary
#A0B3D4
accent
#81DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C