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#ca9004 color: Festering Brown

#ca9004 is rgb(202, 144, 4) in RGB and oklch(69.216% 0.14273 79.727) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

69.2%
0.143
80°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #ca9004

#ca9004 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 80°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Festering Brown (#cb8e00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #ca9004 mixed with white

  1. ca9004
  2. d09b38
  3. d5a754
  4. dbb26c
  5. e0bd82
  6. e5c898
  7. ebd3ad
  8. f0dec1
  9. f5e9d6
  10. faf4ea

Darker: #ca9004 mixed with black

  1. ca9004
  2. af7d03
  3. 956a02
  4. 7c5701
  5. 644501
  6. 4d3401
  7. 372400
  8. 221500
  9. 0f0700
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9004 with less saturation

  1. ca9004
  2. c6922c
  3. c19340
  4. bd954f
  5. b8965d
  6. b49769
  7. af9974
  8. aa9a7e
  9. a69a89
  10. a19b92

Questions about #ca9004

What color is #ca9004?

#ca9004 is bright amber. The closest named color is Festering Brown. In RGB it is rgb(202, 144, 4), in HSL hsl(42.42, 96.12%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.216% 0.14273 79.727).

What colors go well with #ca9004?

The complementary color of #ca9004 is #659bf4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e17e42 and #a2a31e. The triadic partners are #00b4bd and #c27dd3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9004?

Black text reads better on #ca9004: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9004 a warm or cool color?

#ca9004 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 80 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.143.