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Recognised as Colour

#CA8A61

  • #CA8A61
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CA8A61 is a orange with RGB values 202, 138, 97 and HSL 23°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CA8A61#CA8A61
HEX#CA8A61
RGBrgb(202, 138, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.5412, 0.3804
RGB percentages79.2%, 54.1%, 38%
HSLhsl(23.4, 49.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.4, 52%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 52%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,273,697
CSS custom property--colour: #CA8A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#35759E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C905Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AB9E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DA7E80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5Peru · ΔE 16.3Light salmon · ΔE 16.7Sandy brown · ΔE 18.9Burlywood · ΔE 19.1Tan · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61A1CA
Analogous#CA616C, #CABF61
Triadic#61CA8A, #8A61CA
Split complementary#61CABF, #616CCA
Tetradic#6CCA61, #61A1CA, #BF61CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFA
Lighter +30%#F0DFD4
Lighter +20%#E4C3AD
Lighter +10%#D7A687
Darker −10%#BA6E3E
Darker −20%#945831
Darker −30%#6D4125
Darker −40%#472A18
More saturated +25%#E48447
Less saturated −25%#B0907B

Channel breakdown

R202
G138
B97
Red202 (79.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue23.43°
Saturation (HSL)49.76%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 8A · B 61

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