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#CAAF8F

Khaki · light warm orange

About #CAAF8F

#CAAF8F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 69% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 3.4), with Tan the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8FAACA (dusty blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red202
Green175
Blue143

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 3.4
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 4.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #CAAF8F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CAAF8F.
2.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #CAAF8F.
10.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAAF8F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAAF8F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B9B08D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFB690
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4A8A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAAF8F?

#CAAF8F is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 69% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAAF8F?

Use black text. Black on #CAAF8F has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAAF8F?

Its complementary colour is #8FAACA, and analogous partners are #CA928F and #C7CA8F.