#CAA759#CAA759
#CAA759 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.105 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA759 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 167, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 55.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, 3.44, 44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 44.77, 85.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.37% 0.0081 0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.37% 0.105 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9808, 40.9175, 15.2412) |
| Luminance | 0.4092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.99
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.21
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.01
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.65
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA759 #597CCA
analogous
#CA6F59 #CAA759 #B5CA59
triadic
#CAA759 #59CAA7 #A759CA
tetradic
#CAA759 #59CA6F #597CCA #CA59B5
square
#CAA759 #59CA6F #597CCA #CA59B5
split-complementary
#CAA759 #59B5CA #6F59CA
monochromatic
#806529 #AE8938 #CAA759 #D9C087 #E8D8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#CAA759 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#CAA759 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA759
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA759 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA759 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A652
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AF5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa759; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 167, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.105 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc08a',
500: '#caa759',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa759; $custom-light: #ddc08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa759",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 167,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.416,
"s": 51.598,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74372,
"c": 0.1054,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.40915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA759
secondary
#A8B7D6
accent
#79DB4D
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D