#CAA281#CAA281
#CAA281 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.066 H 61.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA281 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 162, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 41%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 36%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 36.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 10.18, 22.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 24.94, 65.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% 0.0317 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.066 61.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2410, 39.9842, 26.3100) |
| Luminance | 0.3998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.69
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.21
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.33
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.51
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.51
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA281 #81A9CA
analogous
#CA8185 #CAA281 #CAC681
triadic
#CAA281 #81CAA2 #A281CA
tetradic
#CAA281 #85CA81 #81A9CA #C681CA
square
#CAA281 #85CA81 #81A9CA #C681CA
split-complementary
#CAA281 #81CAC6 #8185CA
monochromatic
#93643E #B88256 #CAA281 #DCC2AC #EEE2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#CAA281 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#CAA281 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA281
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA281 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA281 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA47F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D69A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa281; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 162, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.066 61.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbda5',
500: '#caa281',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa281; $custom-light: #dbbda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa281",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 162,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.123,
"s": 40.782,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74053,
"c": 0.06554,
"h": 61.1
},
"luminance": 0.39982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA281
secondary
#C7D5E0
accent
#79B432
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FBF6F4
border
#D4D0CE
text
#15120F
muted
#83817F