#CAAE6A#CAAE6A
#CAAE6A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.093 H 87.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 48%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 48%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 47.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, 1.20, 38.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 38.52, 88.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.04% 0.0036 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.04% 0.093 87.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0961, 43.8712, 19.8835) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.62
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.74
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.06
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.67
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE6A #6A86CA
analogous
#CA7E6A #CAAE6A #B6CA6A
triadic
#CAAE6A #6ACAAE #AE6ACA
tetradic
#CAAE6A #6ACA7E #6A86CA #CA6AB6
square
#CAAE6A #6ACA7E #6A86CA #CA6AB6
split-complementary
#CAAE6A #6AB6CA #7E6ACA
monochromatic
#896F31 #B69441 #CAAE6A #DAC797 #EADFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CAAE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#CAAE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE6A
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE6A | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.093 87.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc696',
500: '#caae6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae6a; $custom-light: #dcc696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.5,
"s": 47.525,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76036,
"c": 0.09299,
"h": 87.8
},
"luminance": 0.43869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE6A
secondary
#B6C0DA
accent
#55BB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E