#CAA459#CAA459
#CAA459 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.104 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 164, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.35, 5.05, 43.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.35, 44.01, 83.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% 0.0129 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.104 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4376, 39.8310, 15.0602) |
| Luminance | 0.3983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.22
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.75
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.27
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA459 #597FCA
analogous
#CA6C59 #CAA459 #B8CA59
triadic
#CAA459 #59CAA4 #A459CA
tetradic
#CAA459 #59CA6C #597FCA #CA59B8
square
#CAA459 #59CA6C #597FCA #CA59B8
split-complementary
#CAA459 #59B8CA #6C59CA
monochromatic
#806329 #AE8638 #CAA459 #D9BD87 #E8D7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CAA459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#CAA459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA459
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA459 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A452
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99893
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 164, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.104 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbe8a',
500: '#caa459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa459; $custom-light: #ddbe8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa459",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 164,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.823,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73767,
"c": 0.10389,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.39829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA459
secondary
#A8B8D6
accent
#7DDB4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D