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#CA8C19

#ca8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.69% magenta, 87.62% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 38.98°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.3138

Complementary

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #1957ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #19b0ca
  3. #3319ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3319
  2. #ca8c19
  3. #b0ca19

Triadic

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #19ca8c
  3. #8c19ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #57ca19
  3. #1957ca
  4. #8c19ca

Square

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #19ca33
  3. #1957ca
  4. #ca19b0

Monochromatic

  1. #422e08
  2. #865d11
  3. #ca8c19
  4. #e8b047
  5. #f1cd8b

Shades

#ca8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #b67e17
  3. #a27014
  4. #8d6212
  5. #79540f
  6. #65460d
  7. #51380a
  8. #3d2a08
  9. #281c05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #cf9830
  3. #d5a347
  4. #daaf5e
  5. #dfba75
  6. #e5c68c
  7. #ead1a3
  8. #efddba
  9. #f4e8d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8c19
  2. #c38b23
  3. #bb8a2e
  4. #b48838
  5. #ac8742
  6. #a5864d
  7. #9e8557
  8. #968461
  9. #8f826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc971d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8c19 {
  color: #ca8c19;
}
Background
.bg-ca8c19 {
  background-color: #ca8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8c19, #b0ca19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.82 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.92 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.06 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.15 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.23 #3573e6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8c19  rgb(202, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1957ca  rgb(25, 87, 202)  hsl(219, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#19ca8c  rgb(25, 202, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19ca  rgb(140, 25, 202)  hsl(279, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet