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#CAA581 Color

#CAA581 is rgb(202, 165, 129) in RGB, hsl(30, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (#D2B48C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA581
HEX#CAA581
RGBrgb(202, 165, 129)
HSLhsl(30, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(30, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.066 65.8)
LABlab(70.49% 10.35 24.10)
LCHlch(70.49% 26.23 66.76)

What #CAA581 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAA581, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tan#D2B48CΔE 5.88Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 6.36Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 6.97Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.09Camel#C19A6BΔE 7.53Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 8.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CAA581 Channel Values

How #CAA581 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 165 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA581 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA581 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA581

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA581; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA581
Complementary
#81A6CA
Analogous
#CA8181
Analogous
#CACA81
Triadic
#81CAA6
Triadic
#A681CA
Split comp.
#81CACA
Split comp.
#8181CA

Tints & Shades of #CAA581

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2B393
#D8BDA2
#DFC9B3
#E7D6C5
#EEE3D7
#F4EDE6

Shades

#BD8F61
#AD7A48
#8C633B
#6C4D2D
#4C3620
#2F2114

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA581.

How #CAA581 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAA581
Protanopia#ACAC81
Protanomaly#B9A981
Deuteranopia#B2B27F
Deuteranomaly#BCAD80
Tritanopia#CDA1A1
Tritanomaly#CCA395
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA581 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caa581: #CAA581;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA581;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa581': '#CAA581' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.647, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_caa581">#CAA581</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA581"

More Orange Colors

#CAA581 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAA581 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA581?

#CAA581 is a light orange — rgb(202, 165, 129) in RGB and hsl(30, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #CAA581?

#CAA581 is rgb(202, 165, 129) — red 202, green 165, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA581?

#CAA581 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA581 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA581 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA581 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA581 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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