#CAA661#CAA661
#CAA661 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.097 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA661 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 166, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 52%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, 4.65, 40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 40.68, 83.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.28% 0.0126 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.28% 0.097 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1527, 40.6942, 17.0468) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 0.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.91
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.44
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA661 #6185CA
analogous
#CA7161 #CAA661 #B9CA61
triadic
#CAA661 #61CAA6 #A661CA
tetradic
#CAA661 #61CA71 #6185CA #CA61B9
square
#CAA661 #61CA71 #6185CA #CA61B9
split-complementary
#CAA661 #61B9CA #7161CA
monochromatic
#84662C #B2893C #CAA661 #D9C08F #E9DABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#CAA661 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#CAA661 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA661
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA661 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA661 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A65B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAF63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa661; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 166, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.097 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc08f',
500: '#caa661',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa661; $custom-light: #dcc08f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa661",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 166,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.429,
"s": 49.763,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7428,
"c": 0.09735,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.40692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA661
secondary
#AFBDD8
accent
#7ED94F
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D