#CAA550#CAA550
#CAA550 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.112 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA550 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 165, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 60.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 3.83, 48.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 48.46, 85.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% 0.0081 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.112 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2622, 40.0483, 13.2500) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.83
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.03
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.32
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.80
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA550 #5075CA
analogous
#CA6850 #CAA550 #B2CA50
triadic
#CAA550 #50CAA5 #A550CA
tetradic
#CAA550 #50CA68 #5075CA #CA50B2
square
#CAA550 #50CA68 #5075CA #CA50B2
split-complementary
#CAA550 #50B2CA #6850CA
monochromatic
#7A6125 #A98633 #CAA550 #D8BD7F #E6D5AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#CAA550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#CAA550 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA550
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA550 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA550 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A448
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa550; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 165, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.112 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbf84',
500: '#caa550',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa550; $custom-light: #ddbf84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa550",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 165,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.803,
"s": 53.509,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73856,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.40046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA550
secondary
#A1B1D4
accent
#77DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#84817C