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#ca6609 color: Curry Powder

#ca6609 is rgb(202, 102, 9) in RGB and oklch(61.743% 0.15344 53.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

61.7%
0.153
53°
  • 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
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #ca6609

#ca6609 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.42:1, 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: #ca6609 mixed with white

  1. ca6609
  2. d17634
  3. d7864f
  4. dd9566
  5. e3a47c
  6. e9b392
  7. eec3a8
  8. f3d2be
  9. f7e1d3
  10. fbf0e9

Darker: #ca6609 mixed with black

  1. ca6609
  2. af5807
  3. 954a05
  4. 7c3c03
  5. 642f02
  6. 4d2301
  7. 371701
  8. 220c00
  9. 0f0400
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ca6609 with less saturation

  1. ca6609
  2. c46a26
  3. be6e36
  4. b77243
  5. b1754f
  6. aa7959
  7. a37c63
  8. 9c7e6c
  9. 958175
  10. 8d837d

Questions about #ca6609

What color is #ca6609?

#ca6609 is bright brown. The closest named color is Curry Powder. In RGB it is rgb(202, 102, 9), in HSL hsl(28.91, 91.47%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.743% 0.15344 53.323).

What colors go well with #ca6609?

The complementary color of #ca6609 is #0092d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d25958 and #af7b00. The triadic partners are #009f7e and #8b70d8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca6609?

White text reads better on #ca6609: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca6609 a warm or cool color?

#ca6609 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.153.