#CAAE5F#CAAE5F
#CAAE5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.104 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 53%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.00, 0.20, 43.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.00, 43.90, 89.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.88% -0.0006 0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.88% 0.104 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5603, 43.6569, 17.0617) |
| Luminance | 0.4365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.91
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.47
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE5F #5F7BCA
analogous
#CA785F #CAAE5F #B0CA5F
triadic
#CAAE5F #5FCAAE #AE5FCA
tetradic
#CAAE5F #5FCA78 #5F7BCA #CA5FB0
square
#CAAE5F #5FCA78 #5F7BCA #CA5FB0
split-complementary
#CAAE5F #5FB0CA #785FCA
monochromatic
#836C2B #B1923B #CAAE5F #D9C58D #E8DDBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CAAE5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#CAAE5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE5F
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE5F | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B462
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.104 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc58e',
500: '#caae5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae5f; $custom-light: #dcc58e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.299,
"s": 50.235,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75876,
"c": 0.10404,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.43655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE5F
secondary
#ADB8D8
accent
#73DA4E
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D