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#CA4E03

#ca4e03 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca4e03 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 30.59% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.39% magenta, 98.51% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 22.61°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% 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 2.38.

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. #ca4e03
  2. #037fca

Split complementary

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #03cab2
  3. #031cca

Analogous

  1. #ca031c
  2. #ca4e03
  3. #cab203

Triadic

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #03ca4e
  3. #4e03ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #7fca03
  3. #037fca
  4. #4e03ca

Square

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #1cca03
  3. #037fca
  4. #b203ca

Monochromatic

  1. #331401
  2. #7f3102
  3. #ca4e03
  4. #fc711e
  5. #fda169

Shades

#ca4e03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #b64603
  3. #a23e02
  4. #8d3702
  5. #792f02
  6. #652702
  7. #511f01
  8. #3d1701
  9. #281001
  10. #140800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca4e03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #cf601c
  3. #d57135
  4. #da834f
  5. #df9568
  6. #e5a781
  7. #eab89a
  8. #efcab3
  9. #f4dccd
  10. #faede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca4e03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca4e03
  2. #c35310
  3. #bb581c
  4. #b45d29
  5. #ac6235
  6. #a56742
  7. #9e6c4e
  8. #96715b
  9. #8f7667
  10. #877b74
  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 #9f685d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df2c43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73c34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca4e03 {
  color: #ca4e03;
}
Background
.bg-ca4e03 {
  background-color: #ca4e03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca4e03 {
  border: 2px solid #ca4e03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca4e03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 78 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca4e03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca4e03, #cab203);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca4e03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 78 3 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.38 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.17 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.44 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.09 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.60 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.58 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.63 #35b1fc Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#ca4e03  rgb(202, 78, 3)  hsl(23, 97%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#037fca  rgb(3, 127, 202)  hsl(203, 97%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#03ca4e  rgb(3, 202, 78)  hsl(143, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#4e03ca  rgb(78, 3, 202)  hsl(263, 97%, 40%)  Medium Blue