#CAAF79#CAAF79
#CAAF79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.078 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAF79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 175, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 40.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, 2.24, 31.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 31.37, 85.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.49% 0.0079 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.49% 0.078 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1394, 44.5988, 24.4215) |
| Luminance | 0.4460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.99
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.89
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.90
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.89
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAF79 #7994CA
analogous
#CA8679 #CAAF79 #BCCA79
triadic
#CAAF79 #79CAAF #AF79CA
tetradic
#CAAF79 #79CA86 #7994CA #CA79BC
square
#CAAF79 #79CA86 #7994CA #CA79BC
split-complementary
#CAAF79 #79BCCA #8679CA
monochromatic
#907339 #B9954D #CAAF79 #DBC9A5 #EDE3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CAAF79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#CAAF79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAF79
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAF79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAF79 | 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)
#BCAE75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B57B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaf79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 175, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.078 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbc6a0',
500: '#caaf79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaf79; $custom-light: #dbc6a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaf79",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 175,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76491,
"c": 0.07764,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.44597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAF79
secondary
#C1CBDE
accent
#5CB62F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130F
muted
#83827E