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Recognised as Colour

#CAA240

  • #CAA240
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CAA240 is a orange with RGB values 202, 162, 64 and HSL 43°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CAA240#CAA240
HEX#CAA240
RGBrgb(202, 162, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6353, 0.251
RGB percentages79.2%, 63.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(42.6, 56.6%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.6, 68.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 19.8%, 68.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,279,808
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#355DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A134no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DA948Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 13.5Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Peru · ΔE 19.5Dark khaki · ΔE 20.8Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9Olive · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4068CA
Analogous#CA5D40, #ADCA40
Triadic#40CAA2, #A240CA
Split complementary#40ADCA, #5D40CA
Tetradic#40CA5D, #4068CA, #CA40AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F0E0
Lighter +30%#EBDCB8
Lighter +20%#E0C990
Lighter +10%#D5B568
Darker −10%#A8852F
Darker −20%#806524
Darker −30%#584619
Darker −40%#31260D
More saturated +25%#E8AF21
Less saturated −25%#AB955E

Channel breakdown

R202
G162
B64
Red202 (79.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue42.61°
Saturation (HSL)56.56%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A2 · B 40

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