#CAAC79#CAAC79
#CAAC79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.076 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAC79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 40.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, 3.84, 30.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 30.52, 82.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.89% 0.0126 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.89% 0.076 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5620, 43.4439, 24.2290) |
| Luminance | 0.4344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.10
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.18
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.21
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.69
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.81
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAC79 #7997CA
analogous
#CA8379 #CAAC79 #BFCA79
triadic
#CAAC79 #79CAAC #AC79CA
tetradic
#CAAC79 #79CA83 #7997CA #CA79BF
square
#CAAC79 #79CA83 #7997CA #CA79BF
split-complementary
#CAAC79 #79BFCA #8379CA
monochromatic
#907039 #B9914D #CAAC79 #DBC7A5 #EDE2D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#CAAC79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#CAAC79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAC79
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAC79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAC79 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B37A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caac79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.076 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc4a0',
500: '#caac79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caac79; $custom-light: #dbc4a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caac79",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.778,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75885,
"c": 0.07594,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.43442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAC79
secondary
#C1CCDE
accent
#61B62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E