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#ca6e49 color: Red Damask

#ca6e49 is rgb(202, 110, 73) in RGB and oklch(63.553% 0.12735 42.091) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

63.6%
0.127
42°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #ca6e49

#ca6e49 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.6:1 contrast and black text 5.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Damask (#cb6f4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #ca6e49 mixed with white

  1. ca6e49
  2. d17d5c
  3. d78b6e
  4. dd9a80
  5. e3a892
  6. e8b7a3
  7. edc5b5
  8. f2d3c8
  9. f7e2da
  10. fbf0ec

Darker: #ca6e49 mixed with black

  1. ca6e49
  2. af5f3e
  3. 955034
  4. 7c412a
  5. 643320
  6. 4d2617
  7. 37190e
  8. 220e06
  9. 0f0402
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca6e49 with less saturation

  1. ca6e49
  2. c47251
  3. bf7558
  4. b9785f
  5. b37c66
  6. ad7e6c
  7. a68173
  8. a08479
  9. 99867f
  10. 928885

Questions about #ca6e49

What color is #ca6e49?

#ca6e49 is soft orange. The closest named color is Red Damask. In RGB it is rgb(202, 110, 73), in HSL hsl(17.21, 54.89%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.553% 0.12735 42.091).

What colors go well with #ca6e49?

The complementary color of #ca6e49 is #009bc2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb6776 and #ba7c1c. The triadic partners are #28a273 and #7f80d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca6e49?

White text reads better on #ca6e49: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and black gives 5.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca6e49 a warm or cool color?

#ca6e49 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.127.