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#CA8A0E

#ca8a0e ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca8a0e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.12% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 93.07% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.57°, with 87.04% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.3077

Complementary

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #0e4eca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #0eacca
  3. #2c0eca

Analogous

  1. #ca2c0e
  2. #ca8a0e
  3. #acca0e

Triadic

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #0eca8a
  3. #8a0eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #4eca0e
  3. #0e4eca
  4. #8a0eca

Square

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #0eca2c
  3. #0e4eca
  4. #ca0eac

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2804
  2. #825909
  3. #ca8a0e
  4. #f1b034
  5. #f6cc7b

Shades

#ca8a0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #b67c0d
  3. #a26e0b
  4. #8d610a
  5. #795308
  6. #654507
  7. #513706
  8. #3d2904
  9. #281c03
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8a0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #cf9626
  3. #d5a13e
  4. #daad56
  5. #dfb96e
  6. #e5c587
  7. #ead09f
  8. #efdcb7
  9. #f4e8cf
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8a0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8a0e
  2. #c38919
  3. #bb8825
  4. #b48730
  5. #ac863c
  6. #a58547
  7. #9e8452
  8. #96835e
  9. #8f8269
  10. #878175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9613 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8a0e {
  color: #ca8a0e;
}
Background
.bg-ca8a0e {
  background-color: #ca8a0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8a0e {
  border: 2px solid #ca8a0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8a0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 138 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8a0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8a0e, #acca0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8a0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 138 14 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.74 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.79 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.22 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.22 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.40 #3575f1 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8a0e  rgb(202, 138, 14)  hsl(40, 87%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0e4eca  rgb(14, 78, 202)  hsl(220, 87%, 42%)  Sapphire
#0eca8a  rgb(14, 202, 138)  hsl(160, 87%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0eca  rgb(138, 14, 202)  hsl(280, 87%, 42%)  Dark Violet