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#ca6606 color: Curry Powder

#ca6606 is rgb(202, 102, 6) in RGB and oklch(61.736% 0.15384 53.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

61.7%
0.154
54°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #ca6606

#ca6606 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Curry Powder (#cc6600). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ca6606 mixed with white

  1. ca6606
  2. d17633
  3. d7864e
  4. dd9566
  5. e3a47c
  6. e9b492
  7. eec3a8
  8. f3d2bd
  9. f7e1d3
  10. fbf0e9

Darker: #ca6606 mixed with black

  1. ca6606
  2. af5804
  3. 954a03
  4. 7c3c02
  5. 642f01
  6. 4d2301
  7. 371700
  8. 220c00
  9. 0f0400
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca6606 with less saturation

  1. ca6606
  2. c46a25
  3. be6e36
  4. b77243
  5. b1754e
  6. aa7959
  7. a37c62
  8. 9c7e6c
  9. 958174
  10. 8d837d

Questions about #ca6606

What color is #ca6606?

#ca6606 is bright brown. The closest named color is Curry Powder. In RGB it is rgb(202, 102, 6), in HSL hsl(29.39, 94.23%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.736% 0.15384 53.558).

What colors go well with #ca6606?

The complementary color of #ca6606 is #0092d2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d25957 and #af7b00. The triadic partners are #009f7e and #8b70d8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca6606?

White text reads better on #ca6606: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca6606 a warm or cool color?

#ca6606 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.154.