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#ca8153 color: Apricot Buff

#ca8153 is rgb(202, 129, 83) in RGB and oklch(66.982% 0.10939 52.103) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

67%
0.109
52°
  • 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
6.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #ca8153

#ca8153 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.78:1, 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: #ca8153 mixed with white

  1. ca8153
  2. d08e65
  3. d69a76
  4. dca787
  5. e1b398
  6. e7c0a9
  7. ecccba
  8. f1d9cb
  9. f6e6dc
  10. fbf2ee

Darker: #ca8153 mixed with black

  1. ca8153
  2. af6f47
  3. 955e3b
  4. 7c4e30
  5. 643e25
  6. 4d2e1b
  7. 371f11
  8. 221208
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca8153 with less saturation

  1. ca8153
  2. c5835b
  3. c08662
  4. bb8869
  5. b68a70
  6. b18c76
  7. ac8e7d
  8. a69083
  9. a19289
  10. 9b938f

Questions about #ca8153

What color is #ca8153?

#ca8153 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Buff. In RGB it is rgb(202, 129, 83), in HSL hsl(23.19, 52.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.982% 0.10939 52.103).

What colors go well with #ca8153?

The complementary color of #ca8153 is #42a0cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d07976 and #b78e3d. The triadic partners are #3cab8e and #9788d3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8153?

Black text reads better on #ca8153: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8153 a warm or cool color?

#ca8153 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 67% and its chroma 0.109.