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#CA6116 Color

#CA6116 is rgb(202, 97, 22) in RGB, hsl(25, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 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 2.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA6116
HEX#CA6116
RGBrgb(202, 97, 22)
HSLhsl(25, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(25, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 89%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.155 49.3)
LABlab(53.77% 39.84 57.48)
LCHlch(53.77% 69.94 55.28)

What #CA6116 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 #CA6116, 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.

#CA6116 Channel Values

How #CA6116 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 97 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 89% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA6116 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 text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA6116 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA6116

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA6116; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA6116

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 #CA6116.

How #CA6116 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#CA6116
Protanopia#7C7C12
Protanomaly#A17213
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#AA7F00
Tritanopia#CC5B5B
Tritanomaly#CB5E49
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA6116 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca6116: #CA6116;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA6116;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca6116': '#CA6116' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.380, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_ca6116">#CA6116</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA6116"

More Brown Colors

#CA6116 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA6116 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA6116?

#CA6116 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(202, 97, 22) in RGB and hsl(25, 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 2.92.

What is the RGB value of #CA6116?

#CA6116 is rgb(202, 97, 22) — red 202, green 97, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA6116?

#CA6116 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 89%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA6116 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA6116 scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA6116 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA6116 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 2.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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