#CAA74C#CAA74C
#CAA74C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.117 H 88.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA74C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 167, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 62.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.98, 2.48, 50.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.98, 50.80, 87.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% 0.0037 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.117 88.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4823, 40.7181, 12.6158) |
| Luminance | 0.4072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.22
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.12
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA74C #4C6FCA
analogous
#CA684C #CAA74C #AECA4C
triadic
#CAA74C #4CCAA7 #A74CCA
tetradic
#CAA74C #4CCA68 #4C6FCA #CA4CAE
square
#CAA74C #4CCA68 #4C6FCA #CA4CAE
split-complementary
#CAA74C #4CAECA #684CCA
monochromatic
#786124 #A78732 #CAA74C #D8BE7B #E6D5AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#CAA74C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#CAA74C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA74C
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA74C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA74C | 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)
#B8A542
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA9A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa74c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 167, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.117 88.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc081',
500: '#caa74c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa74c; $custom-light: #ddc081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa74c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 167,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.333,
"s": 54.31,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74216,
"c": 0.11676,
"h": 88.2
},
"luminance": 0.40716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA74C
secondary
#9EADD4
accent
#73DE4A
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C