Skip to content

#CA6E12 Color

#CA6E12 is rgb(202, 110, 18) in RGB, hsl(30, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 91%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA6E12
HEX#CA6E12
RGBrgb(202, 110, 18)
HSLhsl(30, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(30, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 91%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.147 57)
LABlab(56.44% 33.36 60.40)
LCHlch(56.44% 69.00 61.08)

What #CA6E12 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 #CA6E12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 5.17Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 5.4Chocolate#D2691EΔE 6.53Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 7.99Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 9.79Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 9.89

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

#CA6E12 Channel Values

How #CA6E12 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 110 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 91% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA6E12 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA6E12 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA6E12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA6E12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA6E12
Complementary
#126ECA
Analogous
#CA1212
Analogous
#CACA12
Triadic
#12CA6E
Triadic
#6E12CA
Split comp.
#12CACA
Split comp.
#1212CA

Tints & Shades of #CA6E12

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

#EB8219
#EE963F
#F2AB64
#F4BD85
#F8D1AB
#FBE6D0

Shades

#AE5E0F
#96520D
#7A420B
#633609
#462606
#2F1A04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA6E12.

How #CA6E12 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#CA6E12
Protanopia#84840D
Protanomaly#A57C0F
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#AD8700
Tritanopia#CD6767
Tritanomaly#CC6A52
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA6E12 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca6e12: #CA6E12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA6E12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca6e12': '#CA6E12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.431, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_ca6e12">#CA6E12</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA6E12"

More Brown Colors

#CA6E12 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#CA6E12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA6E12?

#CA6E12 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(202, 110, 18) in RGB and hsl(30, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #CA6E12?

#CA6E12 is rgb(202, 110, 18) — red 202, green 110, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA6E12?

#CA6E12 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 91%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA6E12 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA6E12 scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA6E12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA6E12 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 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #CA6E12 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.