Information about #CA9159 color

#CA9159 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA9159 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 145, 89) — 79.2% red, 56.9% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 44 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CA9159 is a confidently colored orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rustic Bronze (#CC9054). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Wood (#CE8D5D) and Vintage Orange (#C9995D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(202, 145, 89)), which gives #CA9159 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CA9159: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA9159 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA9159 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA9159 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA9159

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA9159
  • RGB202, 145, 89
  • CMYK0, 22, 44, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 145, 89)
  • HSL30°, 52%, 57%
  • HSL Precise29.735°, 51.598%, 57.059%
  • HSV30°, 56%, 79%
  • HSB30°, 56%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.569, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.569, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.569, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA9159
  • DECIMAL ID13275481
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01