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#CA6C19

#ca6c19 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca6c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.53% magenta, 87.62% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 28.14°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.2335

Complementary

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #1977ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #19cac5
  3. #191eca

Analogous

  1. #ca191e
  2. #ca6c19
  3. #cac519

Triadic

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #19ca6c
  3. #6c19ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #77ca19
  3. #1977ca
  4. #6c19ca

Square

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #1eca19
  3. #1977ca
  4. #c519ca

Monochromatic

  1. #422308
  2. #864811
  3. #ca6c19
  4. #e89347
  5. #f1bb8b

Shades

#ca6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #b66117
  3. #a25614
  4. #8d4c12
  5. #79410f
  6. #65360d
  7. #512b0a
  8. #3d2008
  9. #281605
  10. #140b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #cf7b30
  3. #d58947
  4. #da985e
  5. #dfa775
  6. #e5b68c
  7. #eac4a3
  8. #efd3ba
  9. #f4e2d1
  10. #faf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6c19
  2. #c36e23
  3. #bb702e
  4. #b47238
  5. #ac7442
  6. #a5764d
  7. #9e7857
  8. #967a61
  9. #8f7c6b
  10. #877e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57c6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887802 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de575d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6730e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b28118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6604b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6c19 {
  color: #ca6c19;
}
Background
.bg-ca6c19 {
  background-color: #ca6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ca6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6c19, #cac519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 2.93 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 3.62 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.99 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.80 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.90 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.94 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.57 #3593e6 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#ca6c19  rgb(202, 108, 25)  hsl(28, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#1977ca  rgb(25, 119, 202)  hsl(208, 78%, 45%)  True Blue
#19ca6c  rgb(25, 202, 108)  hsl(148, 78%, 45%)  Emerald
#6c19ca  rgb(108, 25, 202)  hsl(268, 78%, 45%)  Han Purple