Colour
#CA8A01
- #CA8A01
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#CA8A01 is a orange with RGB values 202, 138, 1 and HSL 41°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#CA8A01#CA8A01
HEX#CA8A01
RGBrgb(202, 138, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5412, 0.0039
RGB percentages79.2%, 54.1%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(40.9, 99%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.9, 99.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 99.5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,273,601
CSS custom property--colour: #CA8A01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3575FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0141CA
Analogous#CA2501, #A5CA01
Triadic#01CA8A, #8A01CA
Split complementary#01A5CA, #2501CA
Tetradic#01CA26, #0141CA, #CA01A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G138
B1
Red202 (79.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue40.9°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 8A · B 01
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