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Recognised as Colour

#CA851A

  • #CA851A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CA851A is a orange with RGB values 202, 133, 26 and HSL 36°, 77%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CA851A#CA851A
HEX#CA851A
RGBrgb(202, 133, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5216, 0.102
RGB percentages79.2%, 52.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(36.5, 77.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.5, 87.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.2%, 87.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,272,346
CSS custom property--colour: #CA851A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#357AE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9A1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DD7472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Peru · ΔE 14.1Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7Chocolate · ΔE 19.7Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2Orange · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A5FCA
Analogous#CA2D1A, #B7CA1A
Triadic#1ACA85, #851ACA
Split complementary#1AB7CA, #2D1ACA
Tetradic#1ACA2D, #1A5FCA, #CA1AB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DFBA
Lighter +30%#F0C98D
Lighter +20%#EAB460
Lighter +10%#E59F32
Darker −10%#9D6714
Darker −20%#704A0E
Darker −30%#422C09
Darker −40%#150E03
More saturated +25%#E48B00
Less saturated −25%#AE7F36

Channel breakdown

R202
G133
B26
Red202 (79.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue36.48°
Saturation (HSL)77.19%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 85 · B 1A

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