#CAA262#CAA262
#CAA262 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.095 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 162, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 51%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 51.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.95, 6.89, 38.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.95, 39.27, 79.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.49% 0.0193 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.49% 0.095 78.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4838, 39.2813, 17.0553) |
| Luminance | 0.3928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.71
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.64
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.53
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA262 #628ACA
analogous
#CA6E62 #CAA262 #BECA62
triadic
#CAA262 #62CAA2 #A262CA
tetradic
#CAA262 #62CA6E #628ACA #CA62BE
square
#CAA262 #62CA6E #628ACA #CA62BE
split-complementary
#CAA262 #62BECA #6E62CA
monochromatic
#85632D #B3853C #CAA262 #D9BD90 #E9D8BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#CAA262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#CAA262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA262
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA262 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A35D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99793
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 162, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.095 78.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbd90',
500: '#caa262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa262; $custom-light: #dcbd90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa262",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 162,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.923,
"s": 49.524,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73494,
"c": 0.09471,
"h": 78.2
},
"luminance": 0.39279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA262
secondary
#AFBFD8
accent
#84D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D