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#CA8A11

#ca8a11 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca8a11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 91.58% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.24°, with 84.47% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.3077

Complementary

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #1151ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #11aeca
  3. #2d11ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2d11
  2. #ca8a11
  3. #aeca11

Triadic

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #11ca8a
  3. #8a11ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #51ca11
  3. #1151ca
  4. #8a11ca

Square

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #11ca2d
  3. #1151ca
  4. #ca11ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2a05
  2. #835a0b
  3. #ca8a11
  4. #eeb039
  5. #f4cc80

Shades

#ca8a11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #b67c0f
  3. #a26e0e
  4. #8d610c
  5. #79530a
  6. #654509
  7. #513707
  8. #3d2905
  9. #281c03
  10. #140e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8a11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #cf9629
  3. #d5a141
  4. #daad58
  5. #dfb970
  6. #e5c588
  7. #ead0a0
  8. #efdcb8
  9. #f4e8cf
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8a11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8a11
  2. #c3891c
  3. #bb8827
  4. #b48732
  5. #ac863d
  6. #a58549
  7. #9e8454
  8. #96835f
  9. #8f826a
  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 #b09d18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8a11 {
  color: #ca8a11;
}
Background
.bg-ca8a11 {
  background-color: #ca8a11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8a11 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8a11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8a11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 138 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8a11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8a11, #aeca11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8a11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 138 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.70 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.75 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.05 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.14 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.24 #3575ee Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8a11  rgb(202, 138, 17)  hsl(39, 84%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1151ca  rgb(17, 81, 202)  hsl(219, 84%, 43%)  Sapphire
#11ca8a  rgb(17, 202, 138)  hsl(159, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8a11ca  rgb(138, 17, 202)  hsl(279, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet