#CAAD5B#CAAD5B
#CAAD5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.107 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 55%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, 0.40, 45.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 45.51, 89.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% -0.0005 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.107 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1907, 43.2011, 16.0645) |
| Luminance | 0.4320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.18
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.42
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.46
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.58
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAD5B #5B78CA
analogous
#CA755B #CAAD5B #B0CA5B
triadic
#CAAD5B #5BCAAD #AD5BCA
tetradic
#CAAD5B #5BCA75 #5B78CA #CA5BB0
square
#CAAD5B #5BCA75 #5B78CA #CA5BB0
split-complementary
#CAAD5B #5BB0CA #755BCA
monochromatic
#816A2A #AF9039 #CAAD5B #D9C489 #E8DBB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CAAD5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#CAAD5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAD5B
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAD5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAD5B | 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)
#BDAB54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caad5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.107 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc58b',
500: '#caad5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caad5b; $custom-light: #ddc58b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caad5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.324,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75618,
"c": 0.10719,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.43199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAD5B
secondary
#AAB6D7
accent
#72DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D