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#CA6809

#ca6809 ≈ Chocolate

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca6809 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 40.78% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.51% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 29.53°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #ca6809
  2. #096bca

Split complementary

  1. #ca6809
  2. #09cac8
  3. #090bca

Analogous

  1. #ca090b
  2. #ca6809
  3. #cac809

Triadic

  1. #ca6809
  2. #09ca68
  3. #6809ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6809
  2. #6bca09
  3. #096bca
  4. #6809ca

Square

  1. #ca6809
  2. #0bca09
  3. #096bca
  4. #c809ca

Monochromatic

  1. #381d02
  2. #814206
  3. #ca6809
  4. #f68e2a
  5. #f9b573

Shades

#ca6809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6809
  2. #b65e08
  3. #a25307
  4. #8d4906
  5. #793e05
  6. #653405
  7. #512a04
  8. #3d1f03
  9. #281502
  10. #140a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6809
  2. #cf7722
  3. #d5863a
  4. #da9553
  5. #dfa46b
  6. #e5b484
  7. #eac39d
  8. #efd2b5
  9. #f4e1ce
  10. #faf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6809
  2. #c36a15
  3. #bb6d21
  4. #b46f2d
  5. #ac7239
  6. #a57445
  7. #9e7650
  8. #96795c
  9. #8f7b68
  10. #877e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8b05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de5159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a57000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b17f07 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d65b46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6809 {
  color: #ca6809;
}
Background
.bg-ca6809 {
  background-color: #ca6809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6809 {
  border: 2px solid #ca6809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 104 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6809, #cac809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 104 9 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.25 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.53 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.79 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.28 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.50 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.86 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.70 #3597f6 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#ca6809  rgb(202, 104, 9)  hsl(30, 91%, 41%)  Chocolate
#096bca  rgb(9, 107, 202)  hsl(210, 91%, 41%)  True Blue
#09ca68  rgb(9, 202, 104)  hsl(150, 91%, 41%)  Emerald
#6809ca  rgb(104, 9, 202)  hsl(270, 91%, 41%)  Han Purple