#CA9E4E#CA9E4E
#CA9E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.111 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 61.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.70, 7.45, 47.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.70, 47.80, 81.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% 0.0185 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.111 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9612, 37.5628, 12.4572) |
| Luminance | 0.3756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.94
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.42
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9E4E #4E7ACA
analogous
#CA604E #CA9E4E #B8CA4E
triadic
#CA9E4E #4ECA9E #9E4ECA
tetradic
#CA9E4E #4ECA60 #4E7ACA #CA4EB8
square
#CA9E4E #4ECA60 #4E7ACA #CA4EB8
split-complementary
#CA9E4E #4EB8CA #604ECA
monochromatic
#795B24 #A87F32 #CA9E4E #D8B87D #E6D2AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CA9E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#CA9E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9E4E
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9E4E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.111 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddba82',
500: '#ca9e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9e4e; $custom-light: #ddba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 53.913,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7243,
"c": 0.11096,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.3756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9E4E
secondary
#A0B2D4
accent
#7FDD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C