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#CA9744

#ca9744 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca9744 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 59.22% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.25% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 37.16°, with 55.83% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3511

Complementary

  1. #ca9744
  2. #4477ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca9744
  2. #44baca
  3. #5444ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5444
  2. #ca9744
  3. #baca44

Triadic

  1. #ca9744
  2. #44ca97
  3. #9744ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9744
  2. #77ca44
  3. #4477ca
  4. #9744ca

Square

  1. #ca9744
  2. #44ca54
  3. #4477ca
  4. #ca44ba

Monochromatic

  1. #5b421a
  2. #976e2b
  3. #ca9744
  4. #dbb880
  5. #ecd9bb

Shades

#ca9744 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9744
  2. #b6883d
  3. #a27936
  4. #8d6a30
  5. #795b29
  6. #654c22
  7. #513c1b
  8. #3d2d14
  9. #281e0e
  10. #140f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9744 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9744
  2. #cfa157
  3. #d5ac69
  4. #dab67c
  5. #dfc18f
  6. #e5cba2
  7. #ead5b4
  8. #efe0c7
  9. #f4eada
  10. #faf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9744 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9744
  2. #c3954a
  3. #bb9250
  4. #b49056
  5. #ac8e5c
  6. #a58c62
  7. #9e8968
  8. #96876e
  9. #8f8574
  10. #87827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa993b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a547 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db8985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8983f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa046 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9744 {
  color: #ca9744;
}
Background
.bg-ca9744 {
  background-color: #ca9744;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9744 {
  border: 2px solid #ca9744;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9744;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 151 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9744 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9744, #baca44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9744 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 151 68 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.83 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.14 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.25 #3568bb Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ca9744  rgb(202, 151, 68)  hsl(37, 56%, 53%)  Indian Yellow
#4477ca  rgb(68, 119, 202)  hsl(217, 56%, 53%)  Tufts Blue
#44ca97  rgb(68, 202, 151)  hsl(157, 56%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#9744ca  rgb(151, 68, 202)  hsl(277, 56%, 53%)  Dark Orchid