#CAAE6D#CAAE6D
#CAAE6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.090 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 46%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 46%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, 1.50, 37.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 37.04, 87.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% 0.0047 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.09 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2549, 43.9347, 20.7195) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.62
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE6D #6D89CA
analogous
#CA7F6D #CAAE6D #B8CA6D
triadic
#CAAE6D #6DCAAE #AE6DCA
tetradic
#CAAE6D #6DCA7F #6D89CA #CA6DB8
square
#CAAE6D #6DCA7F #6D89CA #CA6DB8
split-complementary
#CAAE6D #6DB8CA #7F6DCA
monochromatic
#8A7032 #B79443 #CAAE6D #DAC79A #EBE0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CAAE6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#CAAE6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE6D
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE6D | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAD68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.090 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc698',
500: '#caae6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae6d; $custom-light: #dcc698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.935,
"s": 46.734,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76084,
"c": 0.08986,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.43933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE6D
secondary
#B8C2DB
accent
#56BA2C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E