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#CA987D Color

#CA987D is rgb(202, 152, 125) in RGB, hsl(21, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA987D
HEX#CA987D
RGBrgb(202, 152, 125)
HSLhsl(21, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(21, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.071 49.6)
LABlab(67.20% 16.70 21.91)
LCHlch(67.20% 27.55 52.68)

What #CA987D 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 #CA987D, 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.

#CA987D Channel Values

How #CA987D 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 152 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA987D 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA987D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA987D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA987D; 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 #CA987D

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 #CA987D.

How #CA987D 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#CA987D
Protanopia#A2A27D
Protanomaly#B39E7D
Deuteranopia#ABAB7B
Deuteranomaly#B8A47C
Tritanopia#CC9595
Tritanomaly#CB968C
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA987D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca987d: #CA987D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA987D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca987d': '#CA987D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.596, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ca987d">#CA987D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA987D"

More Orange Colors

#CA987D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA987D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA987D?

#CA987D is a light orange — rgb(202, 152, 125) in RGB and hsl(21, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #CA987D?

#CA987D is rgb(202, 152, 125) — red 202, green 152, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA987D?

#CA987D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA987D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA987D scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA987D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA987D 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.95, which is visibly different.

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