Information about #CA8C3F color

#CA8C3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA8C3F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 140, 63) — 79.2% red, 54.9% green, 24.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 55 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #CA8C3F carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Anzac (#C68E3F). Slightly further away sit Peru (#CD853F) and Tiger Orange (#C88141).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 140, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA8C3F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA8C3F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA8C3F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA8C3F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA8C3F
  • RGB202, 140, 63
  • CMYK0, 24, 55, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 140, 63)
  • HSL33°, 57%, 52%
  • HSL Precise33.237°, 56.735%, 51.961%
  • HSV33°, 69%, 79%
  • HSB33°, 69%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.549, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.549, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.549, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA8C3F
  • DECIMAL ID13274175
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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