#CA5C38#CA5C38
#CA5C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.149 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA5C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 92, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 72.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, 41.40, 41.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 58.33, 44.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.53% 0.1169 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.53% 0.149 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9009, 20.5001, 6.1756) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.23
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.21
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA5C38 #38A6CA
analogous
#CA385D #CA5C38 #CAA538
triadic
#CA5C38 #38CA5C #5C38CA
tetradic
#CA5C38 #5DCA38 #38A6CA #A538CA
square
#CA5C38 #5DCA38 #38A6CA #A538CA
split-complementary
#CA5C38 #38CAA5 #385DCA
monochromatic
#6B301D #9B4629 #CA5C38 #D78468 #E4AB99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#CA5C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#CA5C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA5C38
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA5C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA5C38 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4554
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca5c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 92, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.149 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18d70',
500: '#ca5c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca5c38; $custom-light: #e18d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca5c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 92,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.795,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60525,
"c": 0.14919,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.20496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA5C38
secondary
#8EBFCF
accent
#BBE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A