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#ca9a2d color: Duck Sauce

#ca9a2d is rgb(202, 154, 45) in RGB and oklch(71.335% 0.13207 83.286) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

71.3%
0.132
83°
  • 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 #ca9a2d

#ca9a2d is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 83°.

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: #ca9a2d mixed with white

  1. ca9a2d
  2. cfa44a
  3. d5ae62
  4. dab977
  5. e0c38b
  6. e5cd9f
  7. ead7b2
  8. efe1c6
  9. f5ebd9
  10. faf5ec

Darker: #ca9a2d mixed with black

  1. ca9a2d
  2. af8526
  3. 95711f
  4. 7c5e18
  5. 644b11
  6. 4d390b
  7. 372706
  8. 221702
  9. 0f0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9a2d with less saturation

  1. ca9a2d
  2. c69b40
  3. c29c4f
  4. be9e5c
  5. bb9e68
  6. b79f73
  7. b3a07d
  8. afa187
  9. aba190
  10. a6a299

Questions about #ca9a2d

What color is #ca9a2d?

#ca9a2d is bright light amber. The closest named color is Duck Sauce. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 45), in HSL hsl(41.66, 63.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.335% 0.13207 83.286).

What colors go well with #ca9a2d?

The complementary color of #ca9a2d is #77a1f5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2894d and #a3ab3e. The triadic partners are #00bac7 and #ca85d2.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9a2d?

Black text reads better on #ca9a2d: 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 #ca9a2d a warm or cool color?

#ca9a2d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 83 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.132.