Information about #CA841C color

#CA841C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA841C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(202, 132, 28) — 79.2% red, 51.8% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 68 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CA841C presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gold Brown (#CB7E1F). Slightly further away sit Rich Bronze (#C77D1C) and Cinnamon (#C58917).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 132, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CA841C: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CA841C color variations

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#CA841C 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 #CA841C

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

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

#CA841C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA841C
  • RGB202, 132, 28
  • CMYK0, 27, 68, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 132, 28)
  • HSL36°, 76%, 45%
  • HSL Precise35.862°, 75.652%, 45.098%
  • HSV36°, 86%, 79%
  • HSB36°, 86%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.518, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.518, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.518, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA841C
  • DECIMAL ID13272092
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01