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#ca9c75 color: Chimaera Brown

#ca9c75 is rgb(202, 156, 117) in RGB and oklch(72.64% 0.07634 61.474) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

72.6%
0.076
61°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ca9c75

#ca9c75 is a dusty light amber color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chimaera Brown (#c89b75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ca9c75 mixed with white

  1. ca9c75
  2. d0a683
  3. d5af90
  4. dab99e
  5. e0c3ac
  6. e5cdb9
  7. ead7c7
  8. f0e1d5
  9. f5ebe3
  10. faf5f1

Darker: #ca9c75 mixed with black

  1. ca9c75
  2. af8765
  3. 957355
  4. 7c5f46
  5. 644c37
  6. 4d3929
  7. 37281c
  8. 22180f
  9. 0f0905
  10. 020101

Calmer: #ca9c75 with less saturation

  1. ca9c75
  2. c79d7a
  3. c39e80
  4. c0a085
  5. bca18a
  6. b9a28f
  7. b5a394
  8. b2a498
  9. aea59d
  10. aaa6a2

Questions about #ca9c75

What color is #ca9c75?

#ca9c75 is dusty light amber. The closest named color is Chimaera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(202, 156, 117), in HSL hsl(27.53, 44.5%, 62.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.64% 0.07634 61.474).

What colors go well with #ca9c75?

The complementary color of #ca9c75 is #7badd3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d29589 and #b8a56e. The triadic partners are #6db7aa and #af9ccf.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9c75?

Black text reads better on #ca9c75: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9c75 a warm or cool color?

#ca9c75 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.076.