#CAA357#CAA357
#CAA357 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.105 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA357 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 163, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 56.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.07, 5.42, 44.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.07, 44.72, 83.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% 0.0137 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.105 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1765, 39.4414, 14.5644) |
| Luminance | 0.3944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.41
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.60
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.48
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.64
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA357 #577ECA
analogous
#CA6A57 #CAA357 #B8CA57
triadic
#CAA357 #57CAA3 #A357CA
tetradic
#CAA357 #57CA6A #577ECA #CA57B8
square
#CAA357 #57CA6A #577ECA #CA57B8
split-complementary
#CAA357 #57B8CA #6A57CA
monochromatic
#7F6128 #AD8537 #CAA357 #D9BC86 #E7D6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#CAA357 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#CAA357 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA357
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA357 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA357 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A350
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99791
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa357; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 163, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.105 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbe88',
500: '#caa357',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa357; $custom-light: #ddbe88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa357",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 163,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.652,
"s": 52.036,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7354,
"c": 0.10524,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.39439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA357
secondary
#A7B7D6
accent
#7DDB4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C