#CAAF72#CAAF72
#CAAF72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.085 H 86.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 175, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 45%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 44%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 43.6%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.52, 1.48, 34.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.52, 34.86, 87.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% 0.0051 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.085 86.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7256, 44.4332, 22.2423) |
| Luminance | 0.4443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.78
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.01
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.06
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.13
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAF72 #728DCA
analogous
#CA8372 #CAAF72 #B9CA72
triadic
#CAAF72 #72CAAF #AF72CA
tetradic
#CAAF72 #72CA83 #728DCA #CA72B9
square
#CAAF72 #72CA83 #728DCA #CA72B9
split-complementary
#CAAF72 #72B9CA #8372CA
monochromatic
#8D7235 #B99646 #CAAF72 #DBC89E #EBE1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CAAF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#CAAF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAF72
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAF72 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAE6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 175, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.085 86.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc69b',
500: '#caaf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaf72; $custom-light: #dcc69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 175,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.591,
"s": 45.361,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76369,
"c": 0.08521,
"h": 86.5
},
"luminance": 0.44431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAF72
secondary
#BCC6DC
accent
#58B92D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E