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#CA994E Gingerbread House

#CA994E is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Gingerbread House. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 60.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(202, 153, 78)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 54% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 61% yellow and 21% black. #CA994E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.18:1.

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Variations of #CA994E

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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#CA994E 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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#CA994E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA994E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7A650
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AB9B47
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B59B49
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7A650
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCA24F
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DA8C88
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0946D
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AD9F92

#CA994E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.57:1 Very poor#CA994E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.18:1 Very good#CA994E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA994E in CSS

/* Gingerbread House */
.color { color: #CA994E; }
.background { background-color: #CA994E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA994E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 153 78);
color: hsl(36 54% 55%);
color: oklch(0.714 0.110 76.0);

#CA994E FAQ

What color is #CA994E?

#CA994E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Gingerbread House. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CA994E?

#CA994E is rgb(202, 153, 78) in RGB, hsl(36, 54%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 61%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA994E?

The complementary color of #CA994E is #4E7FCA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA994E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA994E: 8.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA994E a warm or cool color?

#CA994E is a warm color.