#CA9E4A#CA9E4A
#CA9E4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.114 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 158, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 63.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 7.18, 49.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 49.61, 81.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% 0.0172 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.114 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8221, 37.5072, 11.7248) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.47
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.62
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.25
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.96
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9E4A #4A76CA
analogous
#CA5E4A #CA9E4A #B6CA4A
triadic
#CA9E4A #4ACA9E #9E4ACA
tetradic
#CA9E4A #4ACA5E #4A76CA #CA4AB6
square
#CA9E4A #4ACA5E #4A76CA #CA4AB6
split-complementary
#CA9E4A #4AB6CA #5E4ACA
monochromatic
#775A23 #A67E31 #CA9E4A #D8B779 #E6D1A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CA9E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#CA9E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9E4A
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9E4A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA94D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA918B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 158, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.114 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deba80',
500: '#ca9e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9e4a; $custom-light: #deba80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 158,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.375,
"s": 54.701,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72384,
"c": 0.11418,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.37505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9E4A
secondary
#9DAFD3
accent
#7DDE4A
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C