#CAA74B#CAA74B
#CAA74B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.118 H 88.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA74B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 167, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 62.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.97, 2.41, 51.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.97, 51.25, 87.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% 0.0034 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.118 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4478, 40.7043, 12.4342) |
| Luminance | 0.4070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.94
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.85
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.23
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA74B #4B6ECA
analogous
#CA684B #CAA74B #ADCA4B
triadic
#CAA74B #4BCAA7 #A74BCA
tetradic
#CAA74B #4BCA68 #4B6ECA #CA4BAD
square
#CAA74B #4BCA68 #4B6ECA #CA4BAD
split-complementary
#CAA74B #4BADCA #684BCA
monochromatic
#776023 #A78631 #CAA74B #D8BE7A #E6D5AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#CAA74B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#CAA74B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA74B
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA74B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA74B | 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)
#B9A541
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA9A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa74b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 167, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.118 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc081',
500: '#caa74b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa74b; $custom-light: #ddc081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa74b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 167,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.465,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74205,
"c": 0.11758,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.40702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA74B
secondary
#9DACD3
accent
#73DE4A
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C