#CAAE87#CAAE87
#CAAE87 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.062 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 39%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 33%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 33.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.61, 4.44, 23.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.61, 24.20, 79.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.56% 0.0152 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.56% 0.062 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8672, 44.5796, 29.2110) |
| Luminance | 0.4458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 1.83
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.55
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.31
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.46
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.77
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE87 #87A3CA
analogous
#CA8C87 #CAAE87 #C4CA87
triadic
#CAAE87 #87CAAE #AE87CA
tetradic
#CAAE87 #87CA8C #87A3CA #CA87C4
square
#CAAE87 #87CA8C #87A3CA #CA87C4
split-complementary
#CAAE87 #87C4CA #8C87CA
monochromatic
#957242 #B7915D #CAAE87 #DDCBB1 #EFE7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CAAE87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#CAAE87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE87
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE87 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AE84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B588
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.062 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc6aa',
500: '#caae87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae87; $custom-light: #dbc6aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae87",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.925,
"s": 38.728,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76561,
"c": 0.06183,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.44578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE87
secondary
#CBD5E1
accent
#68B234
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F