#CAA65B#CAA65B
#CAA65B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.103 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA65B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 166, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 55%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.89, 4.13, 43.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.89, 43.56, 84.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% 0.0104 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.103 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8834, 40.5865, 15.6287) |
| Luminance | 0.4058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.49
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.90
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.38
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.67
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA65B #5B7FCA
analogous
#CA6F5B #CAA65B #B6CA5B
triadic
#CAA65B #5BCAA6 #A65BCA
tetradic
#CAA65B #5BCA6F #5B7FCA #CA5BB6
square
#CAA65B #5BCA6F #5B7FCA #CA5BB6
split-complementary
#CAA65B #5BB6CA #6F5BCA
monochromatic
#81652A #AF8939 #CAA65B #D9BF89 #E8D8B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#CAA65B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#CAA65B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA65B
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA65B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA65B | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa65b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 166, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.103 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc08b',
500: '#caa65b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa65b; $custom-light: #ddc08b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa65b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 166,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.541,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74196,
"c": 0.10303,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.40584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA65B
secondary
#AAB9D7
accent
#7BDB4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D