#CAAC74#CAAC74
#CAAC74 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.081 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAC74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 45%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 43%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 42.6%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.77, 3.29, 32.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.77, 32.99, 84.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.8% 0.0106 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.081 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2633, 43.3245, 22.6559) |
| Luminance | 0.4332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.26
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.67
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.78
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.98
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAC74 #7492CA
analogous
#CA8174 #CAAC74 #BDCA74
triadic
#CAAC74 #74CAAC #AC74CA
tetradic
#CAAC74 #74CA81 #7492CA #CA74BD
square
#CAAC74 #74CA81 #7492CA #CA74BD
split-complementary
#CAAC74 #74BDCA #8174CA
monochromatic
#8E6F36 #B99248 #CAAC74 #DBC6A0 #ECE1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#CAAC74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#CAAC74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAC74
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAC74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAC74 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAB70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B376
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caac74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.081 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc49c',
500: '#caac74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caac74; $custom-light: #dcc49c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caac74",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.07,
"s": 44.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75795,
"c": 0.08126,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.43323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAC74
secondary
#BDC8DD
accent
#5EB82E
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E