#CA9D4D#CA9D4D
#CA9D4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9D4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 157, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 61.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, 7.92, 47.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 48.05, 80.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% 0.0197 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.111 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7557, 37.2088, 12.2132) |
| Luminance | 0.3721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.11
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.13
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.79
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.64
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.57
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9D4D #4D7ACA
analogous
#CA5F4D #CA9D4D #B9CA4D
triadic
#CA9D4D #4DCA9D #9D4DCA
tetradic
#CA9D4D #4DCA5F #4D7ACA #CA4DB9
square
#CA9D4D #4DCA5F #4D7ACA #CA4DB9
split-complementary
#CA9D4D #4DB9CA #5F4DCA
monochromatic
#795A24 #A87D32 #CA9D4D #D8B77C #E6D1AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#CA9D4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#CA9D4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9D4D
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9D4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9D4D | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA950
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9d4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 157, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb981',
500: '#ca9d4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9d4d; $custom-light: #ddb981; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9d4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 157,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.4,
"s": 54.113,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72219,
"c": 0.11143,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.37206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9D4D
secondary
#9FB2D4
accent
#7FDD4A
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C