#CAA65E#CAA65E
#CAA65E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.100 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA65E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 166, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.92, 4.39, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.92, 42.12, 84.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.24% 0.0115 0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.24% 0.1 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0154, 40.6393, 16.3240) |
| Luminance | 0.4064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.00
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.81
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.16
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA65E #5E82CA
analogous
#CA705E #CAA65E #B8CA5E
triadic
#CAA65E #5ECAA6 #A65ECA
tetradic
#CAA65E #5ECA70 #5E82CA #CA5EB8
square
#CAA65E #5ECA70 #5E82CA #CA5EB8
split-complementary
#CAA65E #5EB8CA #705ECA
monochromatic
#83652B #B1893A #CAA65E #D9BF8C #E8D9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#CAA65E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#CAA65E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA65E
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA65E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA65E | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99A95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa65e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 166, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.100 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc08d',
500: '#caa65e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa65e; $custom-light: #ddc08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa65e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 166,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74238,
"c": 0.10022,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.40637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA65E
secondary
#ACBBD7
accent
#7DDA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D