#CAAE78#CAAE78
#CAAE78 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.078 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 44%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 41%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 40.6%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.35, 2.66, 31.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.35, 31.57, 85.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% 0.0091 0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.078 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8845, 44.1865, 24.0356) |
| Luminance | 0.4419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.08
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.64
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.75
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.44
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.93
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE78 #7894CA
analogous
#CA8578 #CAAE78 #BDCA78
triadic
#CAAE78 #78CAAE #AE78CA
tetradic
#CAAE78 #78CA85 #7894CA #CA78BD
square
#CAAE78 #78CA85 #7894CA #CA78BD
split-complementary
#CAAE78 #78BDCA #8578CA
monochromatic
#8F7238 #B9944C #CAAE78 #DBC8A4 #EDE3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CAAE78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#CAAE78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE78
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE78 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAD74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B47A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.078 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc69f',
500: '#caae78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae78; $custom-light: #dbc69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae78",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.512,
"s": 43.617,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76271,
"c": 0.07811,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.44185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE78
secondary
#C0CADE
accent
#5DB72F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E