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#CA8544 Color

#CA8544 is rgb(202, 133, 68) in RGB, hsl(29, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peru (#CD853F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA8544
HEX#CA8544
RGBrgb(202, 133, 68)
HSLhsl(29, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(29, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.117 61.8)
LABlab(61.92% 22.89 45.52)
LCHlch(61.92% 50.95 63.30)

What #CA8544 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 #CA8544, 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.

#CA8544 Channel Values

How #CA8544 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 133 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA8544 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA8544 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA8544

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA8544; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA8544

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 #CA8544.

How #CA8544 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#CA8544
Protanopia#949443
Protanomaly#AC8E43
Deuteranopia#A0A03E
Deuteranomaly#B29640
Tritanopia#CD7F7F
Tritanomaly#CC816C
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA8544 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca8544: #CA8544;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA8544;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca8544': '#CA8544' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.522, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_ca8544">#CA8544</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA8544"

More Orange Colors

#CA8544 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA8544 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA8544?

#CA8544 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(202, 133, 68) in RGB and hsl(29, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peru (#CD853F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.1.

What is the RGB value of #CA8544?

#CA8544 is rgb(202, 133, 68) — red 202, green 133, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA8544?

#CA8544 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA8544 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA8544 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA8544 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA8544 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 3.1, which is very hard to tell apart.

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