#CAAD5D#CAAD5D
#CAAD5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.105 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAD5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 54%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 54%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, 0.56, 44.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 44.55, 89.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.65% 0.0003 0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.65% 0.105 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2781, 43.2360, 16.5249) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.13
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.24
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAD5D #5D7ACA
analogous
#CA765D #CAAD5D #B0CA5D
triadic
#CAAD5D #5DCAAD #AD5DCA
tetradic
#CAAD5D #5DCA76 #5D7ACA #CA5DB0
square
#CAAD5D #5DCA76 #5D7ACA #CA5DB0
split-complementary
#CAAD5D #5DB0CA #765DCA
monochromatic
#826B2B #B0913A #CAAD5D #D9C48B #E8DCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CAAD5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#CAAD5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAD5D
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAD5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAD5D | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B360
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caad5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.105 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc58d',
500: '#caad5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caad5d; $custom-light: #dcc58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caad5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.037,
"s": 50.698,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75645,
"c": 0.10529,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.43234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAD5D
secondary
#ACB7D7
accent
#73DA4E
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D