Information about #CA956D color

#CA956D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA956D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 149, 109) — 79.2% red, 58.4% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 36 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CA956D is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Beethoven (#D1946C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Baroque (#CA9274) and Brown Yellow (#CC9966).

In RGB terms — rgb(202, 149, 109) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #CA956D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CA956D color variations

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

#CA956D 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 #CA956D

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

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA956D
  • RGB202, 149, 109
  • CMYK0, 21, 36, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 149, 109)
  • HSL26°, 47%, 61%
  • HSL Precise25.806°, 46.734%, 60.98%
  • HSV26°, 46%, 79%
  • HSB26°, 46%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.584, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.584, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.584, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCA956D
  • DECIMAL ID13276525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01