#CAAC66#CAAC66
#CAAC66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.096 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAC66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 49%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 50%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 49.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, 1.89, 39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 39.89, 87.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.57% 0.0051 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.57% 0.096 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5094, 43.0229, 18.6856) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.89
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.50
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.99
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAC66 #6684CA
analogous
#CA7A66 #CAAC66 #B6CA66
triadic
#CAAC66 #66CAAC #AC66CA
tetradic
#CAAC66 #66CA7A #6684CA #CA66B6
square
#CAAC66 #66CA7A #6684CA #CA66B6
split-complementary
#CAAC66 #66B6CA #7A66CA
monochromatic
#876C2F #B4913E #CAAC66 #DAC593 #E9DDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CAAC66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#CAAC66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAC66
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAC66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAC66 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B368
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A19B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caac66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.096 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc493',
500: '#caac66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caac66; $custom-light: #dcc493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caac66",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 48.544,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75568,
"c": 0.09578,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.43021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAC66
secondary
#B2BED9
accent
#79D850
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F1
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E