CA8B56

#CA8B56 closest to Butter Bronze

#CA8B56 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Butter Bronze. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 54.5% green and 33.7% blue (rgb(202, 139, 86)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 52% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 57% yellow and 21% black. #CA8B56 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.34:1.

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Variations of #CA8B56

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CA8B56 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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#CA8B56 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA8B56 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AD9E57
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9051
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AC9053
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AD9E57
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B69856
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DB7E7E
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1866B
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7958C

#CA8B56 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#CA8B56 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.34:1 Very good#CA8B56 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA8B56 in CSS

/* Butter Bronze */
.color { color: #CA8B56; }
.background { background-color: #CA8B56; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA8B56; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 139 86);
color: hsl(27 52% 56%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.104 59.9);

#CA8B56 FAQ

What color is #CA8B56?

#CA8B56 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CA8B56?

#CA8B56 is rgb(202, 139, 86) in RGB, hsl(27, 52%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 31%, 57%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA8B56?

The complementary color of #CA8B56 is #5695CA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA8B56?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA8B56: 7.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA8B56 a warm or cool color?

#CA8B56 is a warm color.