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#CA978A

#ca978a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ca978a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 59.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.25% magenta, 31.68% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 12.19°, with 37.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.3652

Complementary

  1. #ca978a
  2. #8abdca

Split complementary

  1. #ca978a
  2. #8acab7
  3. #8a9dca

Analogous

  1. #ca8a9d
  2. #ca978a
  3. #cab78a

Triadic

  1. #ca978a
  2. #8aca97
  3. #978aca

Tetradic

  1. #ca978a
  2. #bdca8a
  3. #8abdca
  4. #978aca

Square

  1. #ca978a
  2. #9dca8a
  3. #8abdca
  4. #b78aca

Monochromatic

  1. #81493a
  2. #b26855
  3. #ca978a
  4. #e2c6bf
  5. #f9f3f1

Shades

#ca978a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca978a
  2. #b6887c
  3. #a2796e
  4. #8d6a61
  5. #795b53
  6. #654c45
  7. #513c37
  8. #3d2d29
  9. #281e1c
  10. #140f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca978a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca978a
  2. #cfa196
  3. #d5aca1
  4. #dab6ad
  5. #dfc1b9
  6. #e5cbc5
  7. #ead5d0
  8. #efe0dc
  9. #f4eae8
  10. #faf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca978a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca978a
  2. #c39589
  3. #bb9288
  4. #b49087
  5. #ac8e86
  6. #a58c85
  7. #9e8984
  8. #968783
  9. #8f8582
  10. #878281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29d89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea78a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d69094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49b89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa18a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca978a {
  color: #ca978a;
}
Background
.bg-ca978a {
  background-color: #ca978a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca978a {
  border: 2px solid #ca978a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca978a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 151 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 38% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca978a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca978a, #cab78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca978a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 151 138 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.07 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.00 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.77 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.69 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.39 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 10.23 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.54 #356875 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#ca978a  rgb(202, 151, 138)  hsl(12, 38%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#8abdca  rgb(138, 189, 202)  hsl(192, 38%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#8aca97  rgb(138, 202, 151)  hsl(132, 38%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#978aca  rgb(151, 138, 202)  hsl(252, 38%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty