#CAA461#CAA461
#CAA461 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.096 H 80.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 164, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 52%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 5.72, 39.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 40.20, 81.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% 0.0158 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.096 80.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7919, 39.9728, 16.9265) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.49
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.55
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.90
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA461 #6187CA
analogous
#CA6F61 #CAA461 #BBCA61
triadic
#CAA461 #61CAA4 #A461CA
tetradic
#CAA461 #61CA6F #6187CA #CA61BB
square
#CAA461 #61CA6F #6187CA #CA61BB
split-complementary
#CAA461 #61BBCA #6F61CA
monochromatic
#84642C #B2873C #CAA461 #D9BE8F #E9D9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#CAA461 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#CAA461 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA461
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA461 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA461 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A45B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAE63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa461; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 164, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.096 80.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbe8f',
500: '#caa461',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa461; $custom-light: #dcbe8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa461",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 164,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.286,
"s": 49.763,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73879,
"c": 0.09644,
"h": 80.6
},
"luminance": 0.39971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA461
secondary
#AFBED8
accent
#81D94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D