Information about #CAA38C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated orange, #CAA38C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Best Beige (#C7A68B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Coffee (#D0A48D) and Quarter Kalgoorie Sands (#CDAA8F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(202, 163, 140)), which gives #CAA38C its character. If you plan to put text on a #CAA38C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CAA38C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#CAA38C color variations
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#CAA38C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CAA38C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CAA38C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CAA38C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CAA38C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CAA38C color
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Nearest named colors to #CAA38C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C7A68B
#D0A48D
#CDAA8F
#C7A384
#CCA483
#C2A487
#C1A78B
#D09F93
#CEAD91
#CFAC94
#C3988B
#C6AA97
#CAA38C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CAA38C
- RGB202, 163, 140
- CMYK0, 15, 24, 21
- CSSrgb(202, 163, 140)
- HSL22°, 37%, 67%
- HSL Precise22.258°, 36.905%, 67.059%
- HSV22°, 31%, 79%
- HSB22°, 31%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.639, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.639, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.639, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCAA38C
- DECIMAL ID13280140
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
