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#ca8151 color: Apricot Buff

#ca8151 is rgb(202, 129, 81) in RGB and oklch(66.953% 0.1106 53.071) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

67%
0.111
53°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #ca8151

#ca8151 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.77:1, 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: #ca8151 mixed with white

  1. ca8151
  2. d08e63
  3. d69a74
  4. dca786
  5. e1b397
  6. e7c0a8
  7. ecccb9
  8. f1d9ca
  9. f6e6dc
  10. faf2ed

Darker: #ca8151 mixed with black

  1. ca8151
  2. af6f45
  3. 955e3a
  4. 7c4e2f
  5. 643e24
  6. 4d2e1a
  7. 371f10
  8. 221207
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca8151 with less saturation

  1. ca8151
  2. c58359
  3. c08661
  4. bb8868
  5. b68a6f
  6. b18c76
  7. ac8e7c
  8. a69083
  9. a19289
  10. 9b938f

Questions about #ca8151

What color is #ca8151?

#ca8151 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Buff. In RGB it is rgb(202, 129, 81), in HSL hsl(23.8, 53.3%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.953% 0.1106 53.071).

What colors go well with #ca8151?

The complementary color of #ca8151 is #42a0ce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d07975 and #b68e3c. The triadic partners are #38ab8f and #9888d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8151?

Black text reads better on #ca8151: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8151 a warm or cool color?

#ca8151 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 67% and its chroma 0.111.