#CAA96D#CAA96D
#CAA96D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.087 H 81.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 169, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 46%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.90, 4.17, 35.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.90, 35.62, 83.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% 0.0125 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.087 81.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3068, 42.0386, 20.4035) |
| Luminance | 0.4204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.24
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.51
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.62
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.90
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA96D #6D8ECA
analogous
#CA7A6D #CAA96D #BCCA6D
triadic
#CAA96D #6DCAA9 #A96DCA
tetradic
#CAA96D #6DCA7A #6D8ECA #CA6DBC
square
#CAA96D #6DCA7A #6D8ECA #CA6DBC
split-complementary
#CAA96D #6DBCCA #7A6DCA
monochromatic
#8A6B32 #B78E43 #CAA96D #DAC39A #EBDEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CAA96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#CAA96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA96D
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA96D | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A968
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB16F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D89F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 169, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.087 81.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc298',
500: '#caa96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa96d; $custom-light: #dcc298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 169,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 46.734,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75071,
"c": 0.08695,
"h": 81.7
},
"luminance": 0.42037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA96D
secondary
#B8C4DB
accent
#5EBA2C
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E