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#CA8B59

#ca8b59 ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca8b59 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.51% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.19% magenta, 55.94% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 26.55°, with 51.6% saturation and 57.06% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3174

Complementary

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #5998ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #59cac4
  3. #5960ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5960
  2. #ca8b59
  3. #cac459

Triadic

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #59ca8b
  3. #8b59ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #98ca59
  3. #5998ca
  4. #8b59ca

Square

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #60ca59
  3. #5998ca
  4. #c459ca

Monochromatic

  1. #694121
  2. #a36534
  3. #ca8b59
  4. #ddb493
  5. #efdccd

Shades

#ca8b59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #b67d50
  3. #a26f47
  4. #8d613e
  5. #795335
  6. #65462d
  7. #513824
  8. #3d2a1b
  9. #281c12
  10. #140e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8b59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #cf976a
  3. #d5a27a
  4. #daae8b
  5. #dfb99b
  6. #e5c5ac
  7. #ead1bd
  8. #efdccd
  9. #f4e8de
  10. #faf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8b59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8b59
  2. #c38a5d
  3. #bb8961
  4. #b48865
  5. #ac8769
  6. #a5866d
  7. #9e8470
  8. #968374
  9. #8f8278
  10. #87817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9055 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da7e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b18e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8b59 {
  color: #ca8b59;
}
Background
.bg-ca8b59 {
  background-color: #ca8b59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8b59 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8b59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8b59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 139 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 52% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8b59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8b59, #cac459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8b59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 139 89 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.15 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 3.31 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.37 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.01 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.14 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.03 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.17 #3574a6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#ca8b59  rgb(202, 139, 89)  hsl(27, 52%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#5998ca  rgb(89, 152, 202)  hsl(207, 52%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#59ca8b  rgb(89, 202, 139)  hsl(147, 52%, 57%)  Emerald
#8b59ca  rgb(139, 89, 202)  hsl(267, 52%, 57%)  Amethyst