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#CA8A8E closest to Grand Sunset

#CA8A8E is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Grand Sunset. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(202, 138, 142)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 38% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 30% yellow and 21% black. #CA8A8E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #CA8A8E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CA8A8E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA8A8E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA8A8E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5A08D
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95948E
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6928E
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5A08D
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0988D
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6848C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CF888D
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89798

#CA8A8E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#CA8A8E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#CA8A8E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA8A8E in CSS

/* Grand Sunset */
.color { color: #CA8A8E; }
.background { background-color: #CA8A8E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA8A8E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 138 142);
color: hsl(356 38% 67%);
color: oklch(0.698 0.079 15.2);

#CA8A8E FAQ

What color is #CA8A8E?

#CA8A8E is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CA8A8E?

#CA8A8E is rgb(202, 138, 142) in RGB, hsl(356, 38%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA8A8E?

The complementary color of #CA8A8E is #8ACAC6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA8A8E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA8A8E: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA8A8E a warm or cool color?

#CA8A8E is a warm color.