#CAAA99#CAAA99
#CAAA99 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.045 H 49.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 24.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 9.04, 13.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 15.92, 55.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.17% 0.0288 0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.17% 0.045 49.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4820, 43.6075, 36.2048) |
| Luminance | 0.4361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.95
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.23
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.12
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.67
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.24
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAA99 #99B9CA
analogous
#CA99A1 #CAAA99 #CAC399
triadic
#CAAA99 #99CAAA #AA99CA
tetradic
#CAAA99 #A1CA99 #99B9CA #C399CA
square
#CAAA99 #A1CA99 #99B9CA #C399CA
split-complementary
#CAAA99 #99CAC3 #99A1CA
monochromatic
#996950 #B58871 #CAAA99 #DFCCC1 #F4EDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CAAA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#CAAA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAA99
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAA99 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AD98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB399
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.045 49.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac3b7',
500: '#caaa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaa99; $custom-light: #dac3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.816,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76174,
"c": 0.04452,
"h": 49.6
},
"luminance": 0.43606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAA99
secondary
#D8E2E6
accent
#84AA3B
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FBF7F6
border
#D4D0D0
text
#151211
muted
#838180