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Recognised as Colour

#CA8C00

  • #CA8C00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CA8C00 is a orange with RGB values 202, 140, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 40%. 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 goldenrod.

Colour values

#CA8C00#CA8C00
HEX#CA8C00
RGBrgb(202, 140, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.549, 0
RGB percentages79.2%, 54.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.6, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.6, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 100%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,274,112
CSS custom property--colour: #CA8C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3573FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29E0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DD7B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Goldenrod · ΔE 10Orange · ΔE 19Peru · ΔE 21.1Dark orange · ΔE 24.5Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003ECA
Analogous#CA2700, #A3CA00
Triadic#00CA8C, #8C00CA
Split complementary#00A3CA, #2700CA
Tetradic#00CA27, #003ECA, #CA00A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDF97
Lighter +30%#FFCF64
Lighter +20%#FFC031
Lighter +10%#FDAF00
Darker −10%#976900
Darker −20%#644500
Darker −30%#312200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA8C00
Less saturated −25%#B18219

Channel breakdown

R202
G140
B0
Red202 (79.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G 8C · B 00

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