#CA9D3A#CA9D3A
#CA9D3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.125 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 157, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 71.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, 6.79, 55.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 56.26, 83.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% 0.014 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.125 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1801, 36.9786, 9.1815) |
| Luminance | 0.3698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.98
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.38
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.40
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.51
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.81
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9D3A #3A67CA
analogous
#CA553A #CA9D3A #AFCA3A
triadic
#CA9D3A #3ACA9D #9D3ACA
tetradic
#CA9D3A #3ACA55 #3A67CA #CA3AAF
square
#CA9D3A #3ACA55 #3A67CA #CA3AAF
split-complementary
#CA9D3A #3AAFCA #553ACA
monochromatic
#6C541D #9D792A #CA9D3A #D7B56A #E4CD9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#CA9D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#CA9D3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9D3A
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9D3A | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09D2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA93E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB8F89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 157, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.125 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb976',
500: '#ca9d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9d3a; $custom-light: #deb976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 157,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.25,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72029,
"c": 0.12543,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.36976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9D3A
secondary
#90A4D0
accent
#77E147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B