#CAA35E#CAA35E
#CAA35E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.099 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 163, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, 6.00, 40.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 41.40, 81.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.63% 0.0163 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.63% 0.099 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4765, 39.5614, 16.1443) |
| Luminance | 0.3956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.60
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.01
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA35E #5E85CA
analogous
#CA6D5E #CAA35E #BBCA5E
triadic
#CAA35E #5ECAA3 #A35ECA
tetradic
#CAA35E #5ECA6D #5E85CA #CA5EBB
square
#CAA35E #5ECA6D #5E85CA #CA5EBB
split-complementary
#CAA35E #5EBBCA #6D5ECA
monochromatic
#83632B #B1863A #CAA35E #D9BD8C #E8D8BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#CAA35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#CAA35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA35E
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA35E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99793
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 163, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.099 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbe8d',
500: '#caa35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa35e; $custom-light: #ddbe8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 163,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.333,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73635,
"c": 0.09885,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.39559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA35E
secondary
#ACBCD7
accent
#80DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D