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#CA4C12 Color

#CA4C12 is rgb(202, 76, 18) in RGB, hsl(19, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mahogany (#C04000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA4C12
HEX#CA4C12
RGBrgb(202, 76, 18)
HSLhsl(19, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(19, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.172 40.6)
LABlab(49.93% 49.37 56.22)
LCHlch(49.93% 74.82 48.71)

What #CA4C12 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA4C12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CA4C12 Channel Values

How #CA4C12 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 76 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 91% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA4C12 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA4C12 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA4C12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA4C12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CA4C12

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA4C12.

How #CA4C12 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA4C12
Protanopia#70700C
Protanomaly#9C630F
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#A67400
Tritanopia#CB4848
Tritanomaly#CB4939
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA4C12 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca4c12: #CA4C12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA4C12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca4c12': '#CA4C12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.298, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_ca4c12">#CA4C12</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA4C12"

More Brown Colors

#CA4C12 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA4C12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA4C12?

#CA4C12 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(202, 76, 18) in RGB and hsl(19, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mahogany (#C04000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.32.

What is the RGB value of #CA4C12?

#CA4C12 is rgb(202, 76, 18) — red 202, green 76, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA4C12?

#CA4C12 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 91%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA4C12 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA4C12 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA4C12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA4C12 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.22, which is visibly different.

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