#CAA057#CAA057
#CAA057 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.104 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA057 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 160, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 56.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, 7.04, 43.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 44.05, 80.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.94% 0.0185 0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.94% 0.104 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6501, 38.3887, 14.3890) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 0.99
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.74
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.55
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA057 #5781CA
analogous
#CA6757 #CAA057 #BBCA57
triadic
#CAA057 #57CAA0 #A057CA
tetradic
#CAA057 #57CA67 #5781CA #CA57BB
square
#CAA057 #57CA67 #5781CA #CA57BB
split-complementary
#CAA057 #57BBCA #6757CA
monochromatic
#7F5F28 #AD8237 #CAA057 #D9BA86 #E7D5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#CAA057 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#CAA057 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA057
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA057 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA057 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A050
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA948F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa057; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 160, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.104 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbb88',
500: '#caa057',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa057; $custom-light: #ddbb88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa057",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 160,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.087,
"s": 52.036,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7294,
"c": 0.10401,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.38386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA057
secondary
#A7B8D6
accent
#81DB4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15110B
muted
#83807C