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#CA612F Color

#CA612F is rgb(202, 97, 47) in RGB, hsl(19, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 77%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA612F
HEX#CA612F
RGBrgb(202, 97, 47)
HSLhsl(19, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(19, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 77%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.148 43.9)
LABlab(53.90% 40.35 47.52)
LCHlch(53.90% 62.34 49.66)

What #CA612F 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 #CA612F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 7.45Chocolate#D2691EΔE 10.46Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 10.99Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 11.22Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 11.57Light Brown#B5651DΔE 11.98

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

#CA612F Channel Values

How #CA612F 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 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 77% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA612F 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA612F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA612F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA612F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA612F
Complementary
#2F99CA
Analogous
#CA2F4C
Analogous
#CAAE2F
Triadic
#2FCA61
Triadic
#612FCA
Split comp.
#2FCAAE
Split comp.
#2F4CCA

Tints & Shades of #CA612F

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

#D47549
#DB8B66
#E2A183
#E9B7A0
#EFCDBD
#F6E3DA

Shades

#B2552A
#954723
#7C3B1D
#5F2D16
#462110
#29140A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA612F.

How #CA612F 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#CA612F
Protanopia#7C7C2D
Protanomaly#A1722E
Deuteranopia#8F8F21
Deuteranomaly#AA7F27
Tritanopia#CC5C5C
Tritanomaly#CB5E4E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA612F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca612f: #CA612F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA612F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca612f': '#CA612F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.380, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ca612f">#CA612F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA612F"

More Orange Colors

#CA612F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA612F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA612F?

#CA612F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(202, 97, 47) in RGB and hsl(19, 62%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.45.

What is the RGB value of #CA612F?

#CA612F is rgb(202, 97, 47) — red 202, green 97, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA612F?

#CA612F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 77%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA612F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA612F scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA612F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA612F 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 10.46, which is visibly different.

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