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#ca900d color: Festering Brown

#ca900d is rgb(202, 144, 13) in RGB and oklch(69.234% 0.14121 79.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

69.2%
0.141
79°
  • 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
7.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #ca900d

#ca900d is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.51:1, 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: #ca900d mixed with white

  1. ca900d
  2. d09b3a
  3. d5a756
  4. dbb26d
  5. e0bd83
  6. e5c898
  7. ebd3ad
  8. f0dec2
  9. f5e9d6
  10. faf4eb

Darker: #ca900d mixed with black

  1. ca900d
  2. af7d0a
  3. 956a07
  4. 7c5705
  5. 644503
  6. 4d3402
  7. 372401
  8. 221500
  9. 0f0700
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca900d with less saturation

  1. ca900d
  2. c6922f
  3. c19342
  4. bd9551
  5. b8965e
  6. b49769
  7. af9974
  8. aa9a7f
  9. a69a89
  10. a19b92

Questions about #ca900d

What color is #ca900d?

#ca900d is bright amber. The closest named color is Festering Brown. In RGB it is rgb(202, 144, 13), in HSL hsl(41.59, 87.91%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.234% 0.14121 79.338).

What colors go well with #ca900d?

The complementary color of #ca900d is #659cf3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e17f45 and #a3a221. The triadic partners are #00b4bc and #c27dd3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca900d?

Black text reads better on #ca900d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca900d a warm or cool color?

#ca900d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.141.