#CAAD8A#CAAD8A
#CAAD8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.058 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 32%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 31.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.42, 5.36, 21.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.42, 22.55, 76.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.42% 0.018 0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.42% 0.058 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8889, 44.2803, 30.2749) |
| Luminance | 0.4428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.37
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.71
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.95
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.06
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.56
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAD8A #8AA7CA
analogous
#CA8D8A #CAAD8A #C7CA8A
triadic
#CAAD8A #8ACAAD #AD8ACA
tetradic
#CAAD8A #8ACA8D #8AA7CA #CA8AC7
square
#CAAD8A #8ACA8D #8AA7CA #CA8AC7
split-complementary
#CAAD8A #8AC7CA #8D8ACA
monochromatic
#967144 #B78F60 #CAAD8A #DDCBB4 #F0E8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CAAD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#CAAD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAD8A
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAD8A | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AE88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB48B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caad8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.058 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc5ac',
500: '#caad8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caad8a; $custom-light: #dbc5ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caad8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.813,
"s": 37.647,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76424,
"c": 0.05829,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.44279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAD8A
secondary
#CED7E2
accent
#6DB135
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#151210
muted
#83817F