Information about #CA8587 color

#CA8587 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CA8587 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 133, 135) — 79.2% red, 52.2% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 26 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated red, #CA8587 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pink Bow (#C48189). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kai Patrice Pink (#C2848F) and Dusky Pink (#CC7A8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 133, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CA8587 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA8587 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA8587 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA8587 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 #CA8587

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

Pink Bow color link
Pink Bow

#C48189

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Greyish Pink color link
Greyish Pink

#C88D94

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA8587
  • RGB202, 133, 135
  • CMYK0, 27, 26, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 133, 135)
  • HSL358°, 39%, 66%
  • HSL Precise358.261°, 39.429%, 65.686%
  • HSV358°, 34%, 79%
  • HSB358°, 34%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.522, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.522, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.522, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCA8587
  • DECIMAL ID13272455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01