Colour

#CA9D32

#CA9D32
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CA9D32 is a orange with RGB values 202, 157, 50 and HSL 42°, 60%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CA9D32#CA9D32

HEX#CA9D32

RGBrgb(202, 157, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6157, 0.1961

RGB percentages79.2%, 61.6%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(42.2, 60.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.2, 75.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK0%, 22.3%, 75.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,278,514

CSS custom property--colour: #CA9D32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#3562CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA837no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DB8E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 10.6 Peru · ΔE 19.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.7 Olive · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#325FCA

Analogous#CA5132, #ABCA32

Triadic#32CA9D, #9D32CA

Split complementary#32ABCA, #5132CA

Tetradic#32CA51, #325FCA, #CA32AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4EBD4

Lighter +30%#EAD7AB

Lighter +20%#E0C482

Lighter +10%#D6B159

Darker −10%#A17D28

Darker −20%#785D1E

Darker −30%#4F3E14

Darker −40%#261E0A

More saturated +25%#EAAA12

Less saturated −25%#AB9052

Channel breakdown

R202

G157

B50

Red202 (79.2%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue42.24°

Saturation (HSL)60.32%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CA · G 9D · B 32

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