#CAAE6C#CAAE6C
#CAAE6C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.091 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 47%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 46.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.17, 1.40, 37.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.17, 37.53, 87.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% 0.0043 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.091 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2013, 43.9133, 20.4376) |
| Luminance | 0.4391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.53
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.09
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.32
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.63
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE6C #6C88CA
analogous
#CA7F6C #CAAE6C #B7CA6C
triadic
#CAAE6C #6CCAAE #AE6CCA
tetradic
#CAAE6C #6CCA7F #6C88CA #CA6CB7
square
#CAAE6C #6CCA7F #6C88CA #CA6CB7
split-complementary
#CAAE6C #6CB7CA #7F6CCA
monochromatic
#8A7032 #B79442 #CAAE6C #DAC799 #EAE0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CAAE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#CAAE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE6C
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE6C | 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)
#BCAD67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.091 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc697',
500: '#caae6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae6c; $custom-light: #dcc697; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.128,
"s": 47,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76068,
"c": 0.0909,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.43911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE6C
secondary
#B7C2DB
accent
#56BA2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E