#CAAE73#CAAE73
#CAAE73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.084 H 85.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 45%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 43%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 43.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, 2.12, 33.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 34.06, 86.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% 0.0071 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.084 85.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5889, 44.0683, 22.4790) |
| Luminance | 0.4407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.03
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.49
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.06
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE73 #738FCA
analogous
#CA8373 #CAAE73 #BACA73
triadic
#CAAE73 #73CAAE #AE73CA
tetradic
#CAAE73 #73CA83 #738FCA #CA73BA
square
#CAAE73 #73CA83 #738FCA #CA73BA
split-complementary
#CAAE73 #73BACA #8373CA
monochromatic
#8D7135 #B99447 #CAAE73 #DBC89F #ECE1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CAAE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#CAAE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE73
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE73 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAD6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.084 85.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc69c',
500: '#caae73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae73; $custom-light: #dcc69c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae73",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.69,
"s": 45.078,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76183,
"c": 0.0835,
"h": 85.1
},
"luminance": 0.44066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE73
secondary
#BCC7DC
accent
#5AB82D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E