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#CAAC85

Tan · light warm orange

About #CAAC85

With the hex code #CAAC85, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Tan — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Khaki. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #85A3CA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green172
Blue133

Closest named colours

Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 2.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 6.7
Camel
#C19A6B · ΔE 9.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CAAC85

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on tan #CAAC85.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on tan #CAAC85.
9.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAC85 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAC85
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B7AD82
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB486
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5A4A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAC85?

With the hex code #CAAC85, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 67% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 21% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAC85?

Use black text. Black on #CAAC85 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAC85?

Its complementary colour is #85A3CA, and analogous partners are #CA8A85 and #C5CA85.