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#CA901F

#ca901f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca901f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 56.47% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.71% magenta, 84.65% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.65°, with 73.39% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.326

Complementary

  1. #ca901f
  2. #1f59ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca901f
  2. #1fafca
  3. #3b1fca

Analogous

  1. #ca3b1f
  2. #ca901f
  3. #afca1f

Triadic

  1. #ca901f
  2. #1fca90
  3. #901fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca901f
  2. #59ca1f
  3. #1f59ca
  4. #901fca

Square

  1. #ca901f
  2. #1fca3b
  3. #1f59ca
  4. #ca1faf

Monochromatic

  1. #45310b
  2. #886115
  3. #ca901f
  4. #e4b251
  5. #efd094

Shades

#ca901f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca901f
  2. #b6821c
  3. #a27319
  4. #8d6516
  5. #795613
  6. #654810
  7. #513a0c
  8. #3d2b09
  9. #281d06
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca901f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca901f
  2. #cf9b35
  3. #d5a64c
  4. #dab162
  5. #dfbc79
  6. #e5c88f
  7. #ead3a5
  8. #efdebc
  9. #f4e9d2
  10. #faf4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca901f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca901f
  2. #c38e29
  3. #bb8d32
  4. #b48b3c
  5. #ac8a46
  6. #a58850
  7. #9e8659
  8. #968563
  9. #8f836d
  10. #878276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0967c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc807b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5910f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9a23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca901f {
  color: #ca901f;
}
Background
.bg-ca901f {
  background-color: #ca901f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca901f {
  border: 2px solid #ca901f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca901f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 144 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca901f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca901f, #afca1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca901f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 144 31 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.40 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.63 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.87 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.29 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.88 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.09 #356fe0 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca901f  rgb(202, 144, 31)  hsl(40, 73%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1f59ca  rgb(31, 89, 202)  hsl(220, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1fca90  rgb(31, 202, 144)  hsl(160, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#901fca  rgb(144, 31, 202)  hsl(280, 73%, 46%)  Dark Violet