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#ca8050 color: Apricot Buff

#ca8050 is rgb(202, 128, 80) in RGB and oklch(66.758% 0.11169 52.677) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

66.8%
0.112
53°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #ca8050

#ca8050 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 66.8% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Buff (#cd7e4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #ca8050 mixed with white

  1. ca8050
  2. d08d62
  3. d69974
  4. dca685
  5. e1b396
  6. e7bfa7
  7. ecccb9
  8. f1d9ca
  9. f6e5dc
  10. fbf2ed

Darker: #ca8050 mixed with black

  1. ca8050
  2. af6e44
  3. 955d39
  4. 7c4d2e
  5. 643d24
  6. 4d2e1a
  7. 371f10
  8. 221207
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca8050 with less saturation

  1. ca8050
  2. c58358
  3. c08560
  4. bb8767
  5. b6896e
  6. b18b75
  7. ab8d7b
  8. a68f82
  9. a09188
  10. 9a938e

Questions about #ca8050

What color is #ca8050?

#ca8050 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Buff. In RGB it is rgb(202, 128, 80), in HSL hsl(23.61, 53.51%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.758% 0.11169 52.677).

What colors go well with #ca8050?

The complementary color of #ca8050 is #3fa0ce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d07874 and #b68d3a. The triadic partners are #36ab8d and #9787d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8050?

Black text reads better on #ca8050: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8050 a warm or cool color?

#ca8050 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 66.8% and its chroma 0.112.