#CAAA5E#CAAA5E
#CAAA5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.102 H 87.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 170, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.95, 2.24, 43.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.95, 43.20, 87.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.05% 0.0053 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.05% 0.102 87.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7539, 42.1163, 16.5701) |
| Luminance | 0.4211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.87
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.74
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.80
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.82
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAA5E #5E7ECA
analogous
#CA745E #CAAA5E #B4CA5E
triadic
#CAAA5E #5ECAAA #AA5ECA
tetradic
#CAAA5E #5ECA74 #5E7ECA #CA5EB4
square
#CAAA5E #5ECA74 #5E7ECA #CA5EB4
split-complementary
#CAAA5E #5EB4CA #745ECA
monochromatic
#83692B #B18E3A #CAAA5E #D9C28C #E8DBBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CAAA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#CAAA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAA5E
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAA5E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D99F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaa5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 170, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.102 87.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc38d',
500: '#caaa5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaa5e; $custom-light: #dcc38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaa5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 170,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.222,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75047,
"c": 0.10242,
"h": 87.1
},
"luminance": 0.42114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAA5E
secondary
#ACB9D7
accent
#77DA4E
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D