#CA9F49#CA9F49
#CA9F49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.115 H 82.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 63.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.90, 6.58, 49.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.90, 50.26, 82.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% 0.0153 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.115 82.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9599, 37.8364, 11.6058) |
| Luminance | 0.3783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.34
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.91
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.64
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9F49 #4974CA
analogous
#CA5F49 #CA9F49 #B5CA49
triadic
#CA9F49 #49CA9F #9F49CA
tetradic
#CA9F49 #49CA5F #4974CA #CA49B5
square
#CA9F49 #49CA5F #4974CA #CA49B5
split-complementary
#CA9F49 #49B5CA #5F49CA
monochromatic
#765A22 #A67E30 #CA9F49 #D8B878 #E6D1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#CA9F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#CA9F49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9F49
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9F49 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.115 82.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#debb7f',
500: '#ca9f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9f49; $custom-light: #debb7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72572,
"c": 0.11534,
"h": 82.4
},
"luminance": 0.37834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9F49
secondary
#9CAED3
accent
#7BDE4A
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C