#CAA45E#CAA45E
#CAA45E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.099 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 164, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, 5.46, 41.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 41.63, 82.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% 0.0147 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.099 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6547, 39.9179, 16.2037) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.43
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.54
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.13
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA45E #5E84CA
analogous
#CA6E5E #CAA45E #BACA5E
triadic
#CAA45E #5ECAA4 #A45ECA
tetradic
#CAA45E #5ECA6E #5E84CA #CA5EBA
square
#CAA45E #5ECA6E #5E84CA #CA5EBA
split-complementary
#CAA45E #5EBACA #6E5ECA
monochromatic
#83642B #B1873A #CAA45E #D9BE8C #E8D8BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CAA45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#CAA45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA45E
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA45E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99893
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 164, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.099 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbe8d',
500: '#caa45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa45e; $custom-light: #ddbe8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 164,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.889,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73836,
"c": 0.09927,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.39916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA45E
secondary
#ACBCD7
accent
#7FDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D