#CAAE9C#CAAE9C
#CAAE9C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.041 H 54.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 22.8%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.04, 7.31, 12.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.04, 14.90, 60.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.04% 0.0238 0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.04% 0.041 54.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4942, 45.2304, 37.7799) |
| Luminance | 0.4523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.98
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.05
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.11
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 7.70
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.80
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAE9C #9CB8CA
analogous
#CA9CA1 #CAAE9C #CAC59C
triadic
#CAAE9C #9CCAAE #AE9CCA
tetradic
#CAAE9C #A1CA9C #9CB8CA #C59CCA
square
#CAAE9C #A1CA9C #9CB8CA #C59CCA
split-complementary
#CAAE9C #9CCAC5 #9CA1CA
monochromatic
#996E52 #B58D74 #CAAE9C #DFCFC4 #F4EFEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#CAAE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#CAAE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAE9C
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAE9C | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B09B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB69C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3A9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caae9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.041 54.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac6b9',
500: '#caae9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caae9c; $custom-light: #dac6b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caae9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.478,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77039,
"c": 0.04118,
"h": 54.7
},
"luminance": 0.45229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAE9C
secondary
#DBE2E7
accent
#7FA93D
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FBF8F6
border
#D4D1D0
text
#151311
muted
#838280