#CAAE77#CAAE77
#CAAE77 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.079 H 83.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 44%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 41%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 41.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, 2.55, 31.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 32.07, 85.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0087 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.079 83.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8241, 44.1624, 23.7176) |
| Luminance | 0.4416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.86
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.79
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.97
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE77 #7793CA
analogous
#CA8477 #CAAE77 #BCCA77
triadic
#CAAE77 #77CAAE #AE77CA
tetradic
#CAAE77 #77CA84 #7793CA #CA77BC
square
#CAAE77 #77CA84 #7793CA #CA77BC
split-complementary
#CAAE77 #77BCCA #8477CA
monochromatic
#8F7138 #B9944B #CAAE77 #DBC8A3 #ECE2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CAAE77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#CAAE77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE77
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE77 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAD73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B479
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.079 83.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc69f',
500: '#caae77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae77; $custom-light: #dbc69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae77",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.759,
"s": 43.915,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76253,
"c": 0.0792,
"h": 83.7
},
"luminance": 0.44161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE77
secondary
#BFCADD
accent
#5DB72E
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E