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#CA5E16 Color

#CA5E16 is rgb(202, 94, 22) in RGB, hsl(24, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 89%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA5E16
HEX#CA5E16
RGBrgb(202, 94, 22)
HSLhsl(24, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(24, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 89%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.157 47.8)
LABlab(53.18% 41.28 57.08)
LCHlch(53.18% 70.44 54.13)

What #CA5E16 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 #CA5E16, 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.

#CA5E16 Channel Values

How #CA5E16 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 94 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 89% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA5E16 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA5E16

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA5E16; 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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Tints & Shades of #CA5E16

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.

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How #CA5E16 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#CA5E16
Protanopia#7A7A12
Protanomaly#A07013
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#A97E00
Tritanopia#CC5959
Tritanomaly#CB5B47
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #CA5E16 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca5e16: #CA5E16;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA5E16;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca5e16': '#CA5E16' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.369, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_ca5e16">#CA5E16</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA5E16"

More Brown Colors

#CA5E16 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA5E16 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA5E16?

#CA5E16 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(202, 94, 22) in RGB and hsl(24, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.03.

What is the RGB value of #CA5E16?

#CA5E16 is rgb(202, 94, 22) — red 202, green 94, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA5E16?

#CA5E16 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 89%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA5E16 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA5E16 scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA5E16 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA5E16 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 4.03, which is very hard to tell apart.

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