#CA9C59#CA9C59
#CA9C59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.101 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9C59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, 9.37, 41.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 42.34, 77.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% 0.0255 0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.101 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0507, 37.0572, 14.5979) |
| Luminance | 0.3705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.38
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.46
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.47
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9C59 #5987CA
analogous
#CA6459 #CA9C59 #C0CA59
triadic
#CA9C59 #59CA9C #9C59CA
tetradic
#CA9C59 #59CA64 #5987CA #CA59C0
square
#CA9C59 #59CA64 #5987CA #CA59C0
split-complementary
#CA9C59 #59C0CA #6459CA
monochromatic
#805C29 #AE7E38 #CA9C59 #D9B887 #E8D3B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#CA9C59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#CA9C59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9C59
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9C59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9C59 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9D53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A85B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA908C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9c59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.101 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb989',
500: '#ca9c59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9c59; $custom-light: #ddb989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9c59",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.575,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72175,
"c": 0.10104,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.37055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9C59
secondary
#A8BBD6
accent
#87DB4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#83807D