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#CA7144 Color

#CA7144 is rgb(202, 113, 68) in RGB, hsl(20, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA7144
HEX#CA7144
RGBrgb(202, 113, 68)
HSLhsl(20, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(20, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.127 46.3)
LABlab(57.39% 33.17 40.57)
LCHlch(57.39% 52.41 50.73)

What #CA7144 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 #CA7144, 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 orange in the library.

#CA7144 Channel Values

How #CA7144 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 113 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.53:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA7144 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 text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA7144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA7144; 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 #CA7144

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 #CA7144.

How #CA7144 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#CA7144
Protanopia#868643
Protanomaly#A67E43
Deuteranopia#96963D
Deuteranomaly#AD8940
Tritanopia#CC6D6D
Tritanomaly#CB6E5F
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA7144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca7144: #CA7144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA7144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca7144': '#CA7144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.443, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_ca7144">#CA7144</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA7144"

More Orange Colors

#CA7144 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA7144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA7144?

#CA7144 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(202, 113, 68) in RGB and hsl(20, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #CA7144?

#CA7144 is rgb(202, 113, 68) — red 202, green 113, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA7144?

#CA7144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA7144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA7144 scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA7144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA7144 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.04, which is visibly different.

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