#CAAE8A#CAAE8A
#CAAE8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.059 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 38%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 32%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 31.7%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, 4.83, 22.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 22.77, 77.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% 0.0164 0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.059 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0813, 44.6653, 30.3391) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 2.01
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.31
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.47
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.06
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.18
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE8A #8AA6CA
analogous
#CA8E8A #CAAE8A #C6CA8A
triadic
#CAAE8A #8ACAAE #AE8ACA
tetradic
#CAAE8A #8ACA8E #8AA6CA #CA8AC6
square
#CAAE8A #8ACA8E #8AA6CA #CA8AC6
split-complementary
#CAAE8A #8AC6CA #8E8ACA
monochromatic
#967244 #B79160 #CAAE8A #DDCBB4 #F0E8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CAAE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#CAAE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE8A
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE8A | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 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)
#B9AE88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB58B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.059 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc6ac',
500: '#caae8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae8a; $custom-light: #dbc6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 37.647,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76624,
"c": 0.05863,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.44664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE8A
secondary
#CED7E2
accent
#6BB135
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F