#CAAE5D#CAAE5D
#CAAE5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.106 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 54%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 54%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 0.03, 44.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 44.86, 89.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.0013 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.106 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4706, 43.6210, 16.5891) |
| Luminance | 0.4362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.30
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.43
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.67
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE5D #5D79CA
analogous
#CA775D #CAAE5D #B0CA5D
triadic
#CAAE5D #5DCAAE #AE5DCA
tetradic
#CAAE5D #5DCA77 #5D79CA #CA5DB0
square
#CAAE5D #5DCA77 #5D79CA #CA5DB0
split-complementary
#CAAE5D #5DB0CA #775DCA
monochromatic
#826C2B #B0923A #CAAE5D #D9C58B #E8DCB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CAAE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#CAAE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE5D
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE5D | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B460
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A39B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.106 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc58d',
500: '#caae5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae5d; $custom-light: #dcc58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.587,
"s": 50.698,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75849,
"c": 0.10598,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.43619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE5D
secondary
#ACB7D7
accent
#72DA4E
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D