#CAA74F#CAA74F
#CAA74F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.114 H 87.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA74F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 167, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 54%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 60.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.01, 2.68, 49.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.01, 49.43, 86.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% 0.0047 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.114 87.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5890, 40.7608, 13.1780) |
| Luminance | 0.4076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.50
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.30
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.78
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.22
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.76
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA74F #4F72CA
analogous
#CA6A4F #CAA74F #AFCA4F
triadic
#CAA74F #4FCAA7 #A74FCA
tetradic
#CAA74F #4FCA6A #4F72CA #CA4FAF
square
#CAA74F #4FCA6A #4F72CA #CA4FAF
split-complementary
#CAA74F #4FAFCA #6A4FCA
monochromatic
#7A6225 #A98733 #CAA74F #D8BF7E #E6D6AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#CAA74F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#CAA74F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA74F
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA74F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA74F | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A646
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA9A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa74f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 167, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.114 87.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc083',
500: '#caa74f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa74f; $custom-light: #ddc083; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa74f",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 167,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.927,
"s": 53.712,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74249,
"c": 0.11425,
"h": 87.6
},
"luminance": 0.40759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA74F
secondary
#A1AFD4
accent
#74DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#84817C