#CAAD5A#CAAD5A
#CAAD5A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.108 H 90.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAD5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 55.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 0.32, 45.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 45.99, 89.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% -0.0008 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.108 90.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1478, 43.1839, 15.8388) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.15
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.58
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.74
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAD5A #5A77CA
analogous
#CA755A #CAAD5A #AFCA5A
triadic
#CAAD5A #5ACAAD #AD5ACA
tetradic
#CAAD5A #5ACA75 #5A77CA #CA5AAF
square
#CAAD5A #5ACA75 #5A77CA #CA5AAF
split-complementary
#CAAD5A #5AAFCA #755ACA
monochromatic
#806A29 #AF9038 #CAAD5A #D9C488 #E8DBB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CAAD5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#CAAD5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAD5A
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAD5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAD5A | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caad5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.108 90.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc58b',
500: '#caad5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caad5a; $custom-light: #ddc58b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caad5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.464,
"s": 51.376,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75606,
"c": 0.10813,
"h": 90.4
},
"luminance": 0.43182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAD5A
secondary
#A9B5D7
accent
#72DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D