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#ca9a2a color: Duck Sauce

#ca9a2a is rgb(202, 154, 42) in RGB and oklch(71.316% 0.1336 83.64) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

71.3%
0.134
84°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca9a2a

#ca9a2a is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Duck Sauce (#cc9922). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ca9a2a mixed with white

  1. ca9a2a
  2. cfa448
  3. d5ae60
  4. dab976
  5. e0c38a
  6. e5cd9e
  7. ead7b2
  8. efe1c5
  9. f5ebd8
  10. faf5ec

Darker: #ca9a2a mixed with black

  1. ca9a2a
  2. af8523
  3. 95711c
  4. 7c5e16
  5. 644b10
  6. 4d390a
  7. 372705
  8. 221702
  9. 0f0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9a2a with less saturation

  1. ca9a2a
  2. c69b3e
  3. c29c4e
  4. be9e5b
  5. bb9e67
  6. b79f72
  7. b3a07d
  8. afa187
  9. aaa190
  10. a6a299

Questions about #ca9a2a

What color is #ca9a2a?

#ca9a2a is bright light amber. The closest named color is Duck Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 42), in HSL hsl(42, 65.57%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.316% 0.1336 83.64).

What colors go well with #ca9a2a?

The complementary color of #ca9a2a is #77a0f6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2894b and #a2ab3c. The triadic partners are #00bac8 and #cb84d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9a2a?

Black text reads better on #ca9a2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9a2a a warm or cool color?

#ca9a2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.134.