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#ca550f color: Hot Bolognese

#ca550f is rgb(202, 85, 15) in RGB and oklch(59.217% 0.16499 44.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
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 #ca550f

#ca550f 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: #ca550f mixed with white

  1. ca550f
  2. d16834
  3. d8794e
  4. df8a65
  5. e59b7b
  6. eaac91
  7. efbda7
  8. f4cdbd
  9. f8ded3
  10. fceee9

Darker: #ca550f mixed with black

  1. ca550f
  2. af490b
  3. 953d08
  4. 7c3105
  5. 642603
  6. 4d1c02
  7. 371101
  8. 220800
  9. 0f0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca550f with less saturation

  1. ca550f
  2. c35b26
  3. bd6035
  4. b66540
  5. af6a4b
  6. a76e54
  7. a0715d
  8. 987566
  9. 90786e
  10. 877b76

Questions about #ca550f

What color is #ca550f?

#ca550f is bright brown. The closest named color is Hot Bolognese. In RGB it is rgb(202, 85, 15), in HSL hsl(22.46, 86.18%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.217% 0.16499 44.519).

What colors go well with #ca550f?

The complementary color of #ca550f is #008db9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd4a5e and #af6e00. The triadic partners are #009866 and #766bdb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca550f?

White text reads better on #ca550f: 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 #ca550f a warm or cool color?

#ca550f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.165.