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#CAAB72 Color

#CAAB72 is rgb(202, 171, 114) in RGB, hsl(39, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAAB72
HEX#CAAB72
RGBrgb(202, 171, 114)
HSLhsl(39, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(39, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.083 82.1)
LABlab(71.80% 6.06 33.73)
LCHlch(71.80% 34.27 79.82)

What #CAAB72 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 #CAAB72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 6.3Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.26Camel#C19A6BΔE 7.68Ecru#C2B280ΔE 8.26Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.85Tan#D2B48CΔE 9.72

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

#CAAB72 Channel Values

How #CAAB72 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 171 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAAB72 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAAB72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAAB72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAAB72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAAB72
Complementary
#7291CA
Analogous
#CA8072
Analogous
#BDCA72
Triadic
#72CAAB
Triadic
#AB72CA
Split comp.
#72BDCA
Split comp.
#8072CA

Tints & Shades of #CAAB72

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

#D1B685
#D8C197
#DFCCAA
#E7DAC0
#EEE5D3
#F5F0E5

Shades

#BE9A55
#A6823F
#896B34
#6B5429
#4E3D1D
#2C2311

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAAB72.

How #CAAB72 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#CAAB72
Protanopia#B1B172
Protanomaly#BBAF72
Deuteranopia#B6B670
Deuteranomaly#BEB271
Tritanopia#CFA5A5
Tritanomaly#CDA893
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAAB72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caab72: #CAAB72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAAB72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caab72': '#CAAB72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.671, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_caab72">#CAAB72</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAAB72"

More Orange Colors

#CAAB72 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#CAAB72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAAB72?

#CAAB72 is a light orange — rgb(202, 171, 114) in RGB and hsl(39, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #CAAB72?

#CAAB72 is rgb(202, 171, 114) — red 202, green 171, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAAB72?

#CAAB72 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAAB72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAAB72 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAAB72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAAB72 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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