Close to Sandstone
#CAA489
#CAA489 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Sandstone. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 64.3% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CAA489.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.29:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.18:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.29:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.18:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CAA489 as they’d see it.
#CAA489 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CAA489
What color is #CAA489?
#CAA489 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Sandstone. In RGB it’s made of 79.2% red, 64.3% green, and 53.7% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CAA489 in RGB?
#CAA489 is rgb(202, 164, 137): 202 red, 164 green, and 137 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CAA489 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 32, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CAA489?
PANTONE 465 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CAA489?
Its complement #84B1D0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.