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#CA8535

#ca8535 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca8535 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 52.16% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.16% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 32.21°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2959

Complementary

  1. #ca8535
  2. #357aca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8535
  2. #35c5ca
  3. #3a35ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3a35
  2. #ca8535
  3. #c5ca35

Triadic

  1. #ca8535
  2. #35ca85
  3. #8535ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8535
  2. #7aca35
  3. #357aca
  4. #8535ca

Square

  1. #ca8535
  2. #35ca3a
  3. #357aca
  4. #ca35c5

Monochromatic

  1. #513515
  2. #8d5d25
  3. #ca8535
  4. #daaa72
  5. #eaceae

Shades

#ca8535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8535
  2. #b67830
  3. #a26a2a
  4. #8d5d25
  5. #795020
  6. #65431b
  7. #513515
  8. #3d2810
  9. #281b0b
  10. #140d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8535
  2. #cf9149
  3. #d59d5d
  4. #daaa72
  5. #dfb686
  6. #e5c29a
  7. #eaceae
  8. #efdac2
  9. #f4e7d7
  10. #faf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8535
  2. #c3853d
  3. #bb8444
  4. #b4844c
  5. #ac8353
  6. #a5835b
  7. #9e8262
  8. #96826a
  9. #8f8171
  10. #878179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac8e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9a37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc7574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0882f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99236 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d57c61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8535 {
  color: #ca8535;
}
Background
.bg-ca8535 {
  background-color: #ca8535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8535 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 133 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8535, #c5ca35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 133 53 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.36 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 2.83 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.83 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.05 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.80 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.83 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.33 #357aca Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Peru
#ca8535  rgb(202, 133, 53)  hsl(32, 58%, 50%)  Peru
#357aca  rgb(53, 122, 202)  hsl(212, 58%, 50%)  Tufts Blue
#35ca85  rgb(53, 202, 133)  hsl(152, 58%, 50%)  Emerald
#8535ca  rgb(133, 53, 202)  hsl(272, 58%, 50%)  Blue Violet