#CAAE89#CAAE89
#CAAE89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.060 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 38%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 32%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 32.2%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, 4.70, 22.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 23.24, 78.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% 0.016 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.06 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0093, 44.6365, 29.9596) |
| Luminance | 0.4464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 1.90
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.16
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.33
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.88
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.06
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE89 #89A5CA
analogous
#CA8E89 #CAAE89 #C6CA89
triadic
#CAAE89 #89CAAE #AE89CA
tetradic
#CAAE89 #89CA8E #89A5CA #CA89C6
square
#CAAE89 #89CA8E #89A5CA #CA89C6
split-complementary
#CAAE89 #89C6CA #8E89CA
monochromatic
#957243 #B7915F #CAAE89 #DDCBB3 #F0E8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CAAE89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#CAAE89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE89
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE89 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AE87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.060 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc6ab',
500: '#caae89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae89; $custom-light: #dbc6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae89",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.154,
"s": 38.012,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76603,
"c": 0.05969,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.44635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE89
secondary
#CDD6E2
accent
#6AB135
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F