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#ca5600 color: Burnt Orange

#ca5600 is rgb(202, 86, 0) in RGB and oklch(59.314% 0.16595 46.296) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

59.3%
0.166
46°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-700
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ca5600

#ca5600 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, 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: #ca5600 mixed with white

  1. ca5600
  2. d16830
  3. d87a4b
  4. df8b63
  5. e59c79
  6. eaad8f
  7. efbda6
  8. f4cdbc
  9. f8ded2
  10. fceee8

Darker: #ca5600 mixed with black

  1. ca5600
  2. af4a00
  3. 953e00
  4. 7c3200
  5. 642700
  6. 4d1c00
  7. 371200
  8. 220800
  9. 0f0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca5600 with less saturation

  1. ca5600
  2. c35c20
  3. bd6131
  4. b6663e
  5. af6a49
  6. a76e53
  7. a0725c
  8. 987565
  9. 90796e
  10. 877b76

Questions about #ca5600

What color is #ca5600?

#ca5600 is bright brown. The closest named color is Burnt Orange. In RGB it is rgb(202, 86, 0), in HSL hsl(25.54, 100%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.314% 0.16595 46.296).

What colors go well with #ca5600?

The complementary color of #ca5600 is #008dbc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce4a5b and #ae6f00. The triadic partners are #00986a and #796adb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca5600?

White text reads better on #ca5600: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca5600 a warm or cool color?

#ca5600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.166.