#CA6138#CA6138
#CA6138 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.145 H 41.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA6138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 97, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52%, 72.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.38, 38.90, 42.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.38, 57.37, 47.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.27% 0.1092 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.27% 0.145 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3484, 21.3951, 6.3248) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.66
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.17
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA6138 #38A1CA
analogous
#CA3858 #CA6138 #CAAA38
triadic
#CA6138 #38CA61 #6138CA
tetradic
#CA6138 #58CA38 #38A1CA #AA38CA
square
#CA6138 #58CA38 #38A1CA #AA38CA
split-complementary
#CA6138 #38CAAA #3858CA
monochromatic
#6B331D #9B4929 #CA6138 #D78768 #E4AE99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CA6138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CA6138 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA6138
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA6138 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA6138 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7133
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca6138; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 97, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.145 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19070',
500: '#ca6138',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca6138; $custom-light: #e19070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca6138",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 97,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.849,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61272,
"c": 0.14477,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.21391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA6138
secondary
#8EBDCF
accent
#B6E147
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170D07
muted
#857E7A