#CAAE6B#CAAE6B
#CAAE6B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.092 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 47%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 47%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, 1.30, 38.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 38.03, 88.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% 0.004 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.092 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1484, 43.8921, 20.1590) |
| Luminance | 0.4389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.56
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.28
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.65
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE6B #6B87CA
analogous
#CA7E6B #CAAE6B #B6CA6B
triadic
#CAAE6B #6BCAAE #AE6BCA
tetradic
#CAAE6B #6BCA7E #6B87CA #CA6BB6
square
#CAAE6B #6BCA7E #6B87CA #CA6BB6
split-complementary
#CAAE6B #6BB6CA #7E6BCA
monochromatic
#896F31 #B69441 #CAAE6B #DAC798 #EADFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CAAE6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#CAAE6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE6B
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE6B | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAC66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.092 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc696',
500: '#caae6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae6b; $custom-light: #dcc696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.316,
"s": 47.264,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76052,
"c": 0.09194,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.4389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE6B
secondary
#B6C1DA
accent
#55BB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E