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#ca9007 color: Festering Brown

#ca9007 is rgb(202, 144, 7) in RGB and oklch(69.221% 0.14223 79.602) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

69.2%
0.142
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 #ca9007

#ca9007 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.142 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: #ca9007 mixed with white

  1. ca9007
  2. d09b39
  3. d5a755
  4. dbb26d
  5. e0bd83
  6. e5c898
  7. ebd3ad
  8. f0dec1
  9. f5e9d6
  10. faf4ea

Darker: #ca9007 mixed with black

  1. ca9007
  2. af7d05
  3. 956a04
  4. 7c5702
  5. 644502
  6. 4d3401
  7. 372400
  8. 221500
  9. 0f0700
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9007 with less saturation

  1. ca9007
  2. c6922d
  3. c19341
  4. bd9550
  5. b8965d
  6. b49769
  7. af9974
  8. aa9a7f
  9. a69a89
  10. a19b92

Questions about #ca9007

What color is #ca9007?

#ca9007 is bright amber. The closest named color is Festering Brown. In RGB it is rgb(202, 144, 7), in HSL hsl(42.15, 93.3%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.221% 0.14223 79.602).

What colors go well with #ca9007?

The complementary color of #ca9007 is #659bf3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e17e43 and #a3a31f. The triadic partners are #00b4bd and #c27dd3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9007?

Black text reads better on #ca9007: 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 #ca9007 a warm or cool color?

#ca9007 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 80 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.142.