Information about #CA480A color

#CA480A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA480A falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 72, 10) — 79.2% red, 28.2% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 75 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CA480A is a intensely saturated warm orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sinopia (#CB410B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brick Orange (#C14A09) and Rust Orange (#C45508).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(202, 72, 10)), which gives #CA480A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CA480A color variations

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#CA480A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA480A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA480A
  • RGB202, 72, 10
  • CMYK0, 51, 75, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 72, 10)
  • HSL19°, 91%, 42%
  • HSL Precise19.375°, 90.566%, 41.569%
  • HSV19°, 95%, 79%
  • HSB19°, 95%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.282, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.282, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.282, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA480A
  • DECIMAL ID13256714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01