#CA9F51#CA9F51
#CA9F51 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.109 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9F51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 59.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, 7.13, 46.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 46.63, 81.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% 0.0179 0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.109 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2424, 37.9494, 13.0937) |
| Luminance | 0.3795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.41
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9F51 #517CCA
analogous
#CA6251 #CA9F51 #B8CA51
triadic
#CA9F51 #51CA9F #9F51CA
tetradic
#CA9F51 #51CA62 #517CCA #CA51B8
square
#CA9F51 #51CA62 #517CCA #CA51B8
split-complementary
#CA9F51 #51B8CA #6251CA
monochromatic
#7B5D25 #AA8034 #CA9F51 #D8B980 #E7D3AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#CA9F51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#CA9F51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9F51
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9F51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9F51 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA928D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9f51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.109 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbb84',
500: '#ca9f51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9f51; $custom-light: #ddbb84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9f51",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.678,
"s": 53.304,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72665,
"c": 0.10883,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.37947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9F51
secondary
#A2B4D5
accent
#7FDD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#15110B
muted
#84807C