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#ca9b42 color: Camel Cardinal

#ca9b42 is rgb(202, 155, 66) in RGB and oklch(71.704% 0.11923 80.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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39°
100%

71.7%
0.119
81°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca9b42

#ca9b42 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 81°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Camel Cardinal (#cc9944). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ca9b42 mixed with white

  1. ca9b42
  2. d0a559
  3. d5af6d
  4. dab980
  5. e0c393
  6. e5cda5
  7. ead7b7
  8. f0e1c9
  9. f5ebdb
  10. faf5ed

Darker: #ca9b42 mixed with black

  1. ca9b42
  2. af8638
  3. 95722f
  4. 7c5e25
  5. 644b1c
  6. 4d3914
  7. 37280b
  8. 221805
  9. 0f0901
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ca9b42 with less saturation

  1. ca9b42
  2. c69c4f
  3. c39d5b
  4. bf9e66
  5. bb9f70
  6. b7a079
  7. b3a182
  8. afa28b
  9. aba293
  10. a8a39b

Questions about #ca9b42

What color is #ca9b42?

#ca9b42 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Camel Cardinal. In RGB it is rgb(202, 155, 66), in HSL hsl(39.26, 56.2%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.704% 0.11923 80.644).

What colors go well with #ca9b42?

The complementary color of #ca9b42 is #78a4ee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df8d5c and #a7aa4b. The triadic partners are #15b9c2 and #c58ad1.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9b42?

Black text reads better on #ca9b42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9b42 a warm or cool color?

#ca9b42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 81 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.119.