#ca9c29

Color #ca9c29

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9c29

RGB

rgb(202, 156, 41)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 66.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 79.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 79.7%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(66.9, 6.61, 62.01)

LCH

lch(66.9, 62.36, 83.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.1348, 85.11)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 16.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2957ca

Analogous

#ca4c29

#ca9c29

#a7ca29

Triadic

#ca9c29

#29ca9c

#9c29ca

Split-complementary

#ca9c29

#29a7ca

#4c29ca

Tetradic

#ca9c29

#57ca29

#2957ca

#9c29ca

Square

#ca9c29

#29ca4c

#2957ca

#ca29a7

Shades

Color #ca9c29 mixed toward black.

#a88222

#87681b

#654e14

#43340e

#221a07

Tints

Color #ca9c29 mixed toward white.

#d9af46

#e1bf6b

#e8cf90

#f0dfb5

#f7efda

Tones

Color #ca9c29 mixed toward gray.

#bc9636

#af9044

#a28b51

#94855f

#877f6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b858 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#babe5f · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#c86e72 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9c29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9c29]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ca9c29 (#ca9c29) is rgb(202, 156, 41) in RGB.

No, #ca9c29 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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