#CAAD5C#CAAD5C
#CAAD5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.106 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 54%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 54.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.70, 0.48, 45.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.70, 45.03, 89.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% -0.0001 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.106 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2341, 43.2184, 16.2932) |
| Luminance | 0.4322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.27
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.41
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAD5C #5C79CA
analogous
#CA765C #CAAD5C #B0CA5C
triadic
#CAAD5C #5CCAAD #AD5CCA
tetradic
#CAAD5C #5CCA76 #5C79CA #CA5CB0
square
#CAAD5C #5CCA76 #5C79CA #CA5CB0
split-complementary
#CAAD5C #5CB0CA #765CCA
monochromatic
#816A2A #B09039 #CAAD5C #D9C48A #E8DBB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CAAD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#CAAD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAD5C
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAD5C | 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)
#BDAB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caad5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.106 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc58c',
500: '#caad5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caad5c; $custom-light: #ddc58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caad5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.182,
"s": 50.926,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75632,
"c": 0.10625,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.43216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAD5C
secondary
#ABB6D7
accent
#73DA4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D