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#ca5502 color: Burnt Orange

#ca5502 is rgb(202, 85, 2) in RGB and oklch(59.179% 0.1665 45.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

59.2%
0.166
46°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-700
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ca5502

#ca5502 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ca5502 mixed with white

  1. ca5502
  2. d16830
  3. d8794b
  4. df8b63
  5. e59b79
  6. eaac90
  7. efbda6
  8. f4cdbc
  9. f8ded2
  10. fceee8

Darker: #ca5502 mixed with black

  1. ca5502
  2. af4901
  3. 953d01
  4. 7c3101
  5. 642600
  6. 4d1c00
  7. 371100
  8. 220800
  9. 0f0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca5502 with less saturation

  1. ca5502
  2. c35b21
  3. bd6031
  4. b6653e
  5. af6a49
  6. a76e53
  7. a0715c
  8. 987565
  9. 8f786d
  10. 877b76

Questions about #ca5502

What color is #ca5502?

#ca5502 is bright brown. The closest named color is Burnt Orange. In RGB it is rgb(202, 85, 2), in HSL hsl(24.9, 98.04%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.179% 0.1665 45.696).

What colors go well with #ca5502?

The complementary color of #ca5502 is #008cba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd495c and #ae6f00. The triadic partners are #009869 and #786adb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca5502?

White text reads better on #ca5502: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca5502 a warm or cool color?

#ca5502 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.166.