#CAAE63#CAAE63
#CAAE63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.100 H 89.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 49%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 51%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 51%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, 0.55, 41.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 41.96, 89.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% 0.0009 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.1 89.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7468, 43.7315, 18.0440) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.92
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.42
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.52
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.10
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE63 #637FCA
analogous
#CA7B63 #CAAE63 #B3CA63
triadic
#CAAE63 #63CAAE #AE63CA
tetradic
#CAAE63 #63CA7B #637FCA #CA63B3
square
#CAAE63 #63CA7B #637FCA #CA63B3
split-complementary
#CAAE63 #63B3CA #7B63CA
monochromatic
#856D2D #B3933D #CAAE63 #DAC691 #E9DDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CAAE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#CAAE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE63
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE63 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B466
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.100 89.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc691',
500: '#caae63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae63; $custom-light: #dcc691; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae63",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.689,
"s": 49.282,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75932,
"c": 0.1001,
"h": 89.5
},
"luminance": 0.4373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE63
secondary
#B0BBD9
accent
#74D94F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F1
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E