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#CA4E00

#ca4e00 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca4e00 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.39% magenta, 100% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 23.17°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1801

Complementary

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #007cca

Split complementary

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #00cab3
  3. #0017ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0017
  2. #ca4e00
  3. #cab300

Triadic

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #00ca4e
  3. #4e00ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #7cca00
  3. #007cca
  4. #4e00ca

Square

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #17ca00
  3. #007cca
  4. #b300ca

Monochromatic

  1. #311300
  2. #7e3000
  3. #ca4e00
  4. #ff7118
  5. #ffa064

Shades

#ca4e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #b64600
  3. #a23e00
  4. #8d3700
  5. #792f00
  6. #652700
  7. #511f00
  8. #3d1700
  9. #281000
  10. #140800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #cf601a
  3. #d57133
  4. #da834d
  5. #df9566
  6. #e5a780
  7. #eab899
  8. #efcab3
  9. #f4dccc
  10. #faede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4e00
  2. #c3530d
  3. #bb581a
  4. #b45d26
  5. #ac6233
  6. #a56740
  7. #9e6c4d
  8. #96715a
  9. #8f7666
  10. #877b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e685c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df2b43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab6f00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73c33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4e00 {
  color: #ca4e00;
}
Background
.bg-ca4e00 {
  background-color: #ca4e00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4e00 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4e00, #cab300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 0 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.20 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.41 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.57 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.24 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.75 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.54 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.58 #35b1ff Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#ca4e00  rgb(202, 78, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#007cca  rgb(0, 124, 202)  hsl(203, 100%, 40%)  Tufts Blue
#00ca4e  rgb(0, 202, 78)  hsl(143, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#4e00ca  rgb(78, 0, 202)  hsl(263, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue