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#CAAA77 Color

#CAAA77 is rgb(202, 170, 119) in RGB, hsl(37, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 41%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAAA77
HEX#CAAA77
RGBrgb(202, 170, 119)
HSLhsl(37, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(37, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.077 78.8)
LABlab(71.61% 6.96 30.88)
LCHlch(71.61% 31.65 77.30)

What #CAAA77 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 #CAAA77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CAAA77 Channel Values

How #CAAA77 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 170 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAAA77 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAAA77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAAA77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CAAA77

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAAA77.

How #CAAA77 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#CAAA77
Protanopia#B0B077
Protanomaly#BBAE77
Deuteranopia#B5B575
Deuteranomaly#BEB176
Tritanopia#CEA5A5
Tritanomaly#CDA795
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAAA77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caaa77: #CAAA77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAAA77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caaa77': '#CAAA77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.667, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_caaa77">#CAAA77</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAAA77"

More Orange Colors

#CAAA77 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAAA77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAAA77?

#CAAA77 is a light orange — rgb(202, 170, 119) in RGB and hsl(37, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #CAAA77?

#CAAA77 is rgb(202, 170, 119) — red 202, green 170, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAAA77?

#CAAA77 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAAA77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAAA77 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAAA77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAAA77 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 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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