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#ca550c color: Hot Bolognese

#ca550c is rgb(202, 85, 12) in RGB and oklch(59.207% 0.16538 44.828) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

59.2%
0.165
45°
  • 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
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ca550c

#ca550c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hot Bolognese (#cc5511). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ca550c mixed with white

  1. ca550c
  2. d16833
  3. d8794d
  4. df8a64
  5. e59b7b
  6. eaac91
  7. efbda6
  8. f4cdbc
  9. f8ded2
  10. fceee9

Darker: #ca550c mixed with black

  1. ca550c
  2. af4909
  3. 953d06
  4. 7c3104
  5. 642603
  6. 4d1c02
  7. 371101
  8. 220800
  9. 0f0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca550c with less saturation

  1. ca550c
  2. c35b25
  3. bd6034
  4. b66540
  5. af6a4a
  6. a76e54
  7. a0715d
  8. 987566
  9. 8f786e
  10. 877b76

Questions about #ca550c

What color is #ca550c?

#ca550c is bright brown. The closest named color is Hot Bolognese. In RGB it is rgb(202, 85, 12), in HSL hsl(23.05, 88.79%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.207% 0.16538 44.828).

What colors go well with #ca550c?

The complementary color of #ca550c is #008db9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd4a5e and #af6e00. The triadic partners are #009867 and #766bdb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca550c?

White text reads better on #ca550c: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca550c a warm or cool color?

#ca550c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.165.