#CAAA4E

A color in the Orange, Brown family

#caaa4e is a color in the Orange, Brown family: RGB(202, 170, 78), HSL(45°, 54%, 55%), CMYK(0%, 16%, 61%, 21%). Closest named color: goldenrod. Contrast is 2.24:1 on white and 9.37:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#caaa4e
RGBrgb(202 170 78)
RGB (legacy)rgb(202, 170, 78)
RGB %rgb(79% 67% 31%)
HSLhsl(45 54% 55%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 61%, 79%)
HWBhwb(45 31% 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 61%, 21%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(71.16 4.3 50.76)
LCHlch(71.16 50.94 85.15)
OKLaboklab(0.7485 -0.0003 0.1169)
OKLCHoklch(0.7485 0.1169 90.13)
Decimal13281870

Properties

Color ToneOrange, Brown
Closest named colorgoldenrod ΔE 3.3
Closest web-safe color#cc9966
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)54% / 61%
Lightness (HSL)55%
Brightness or Value (HSV)79%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)66% / 67%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4186
Red / Green / Blue202 / 170 / 78

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.24:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.37:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 44.1 / -58.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -48.9 / 59.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #caaa4e;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(74.85% 0.1169 90.13);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(202 170 78 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#caaa4e] text-[#caaa4e] border-[#caaa4e]">