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#CAA668 Color

#CAA668 is rgb(202, 166, 104) in RGB, hsl(38, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA668
HEX#CAA668
RGBrgb(202, 166, 104)
HSLhsl(38, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(38, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.091 80.3)
LABlab(70.40% 7.87 37.17)
LCHlch(70.40% 37.99 78.04)

What #CAA668 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 #CAA668, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 7.27Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.21Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.85Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 10.19Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 10.51Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 10.79

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

#CAA668 Channel Values

How #CAA668 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 166 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 49% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA668 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA668 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA668

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA668; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA668
Complementary
#688CCA
Analogous
#CA7568
Analogous
#BDCA68
Triadic
#68CAA6
Triadic
#A668CA
Split comp.
#68BDCA
Split comp.
#7568CA

Tints & Shades of #CAA668

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

#D1B17B
#D9BF92
#DFCAA4
#E7D7BB
#EEE2CE
#F6EFE5

Shades

#BF944A
#A67F3A
#886830
#6A5125
#4B3A1B
#2D2310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA668.

How #CAA668 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#CAA668
Protanopia#ADAD68
Protanomaly#B9AA68
Deuteranopia#B3B366
Deuteranomaly#BDAE67
Tritanopia#CFA0A0
Tritanomaly#CDA28D
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA668 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caa668: #CAA668;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA668;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa668': '#CAA668' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.651, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_caa668">#CAA668</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA668"

More Orange Colors

#CAA668 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAA668 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA668?

#CAA668 is a light orange — rgb(202, 166, 104) in RGB and hsl(38, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #CAA668?

#CAA668 is rgb(202, 166, 104) — red 202, green 166, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA668?

#CAA668 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 49%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA668 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA668 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA668 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA668 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 9.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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