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#CA2A02 — Vivid Orange

#CA2A02 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #CA2A02 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CA2A02 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02A2CA; it also sits naturally between #CA023E and #CA8E02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA2A02 · RGB 202, 42, 2

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Color values

HEX#CA2A02
RGB202, 42, 2
HSL12°, 98%, 40%
HSV12°, 99%, 79%
CMYK0%, 79%, 99%, 21%
XYZ25.20, 14.22, 1.47
Yxy14.22, 0.6162, 0.3477
CIE-Lab44.54, 60.24, 56.72
Hunter Lab37.71, 56.19, 22.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 16% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CA2A02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA2A02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA2A02

.text { color: #CA2A02; }
.background { background-color: #CA2A02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA2A02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 42, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA2A02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 42, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA2A02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 42, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA2A02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA2A02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA2A02

#B62602#A72302#921E01#831B01#6F1701#5B1301#4C1001#380C01#280800#140400

Tints of #CA2A02

#E83002#FD3908#FD5126#FD653F#FD7D5D#FE967C#FEAA95#FEC2B3#FED7CD#FFEFEB

Tones of #CA2A02

#BC3310#AD3B1F#9F442D#914C3B#835549#745D58

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02A2CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.46:1 AA
Against black text3.84:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA2A02: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA2A02

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CA2A02: ·

How #CA2A02 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #85830CDeuteranopia · #8E9A0ETritanopia · #C21315

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA2A02 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Palette 2a004e
#2A004E · #500073 · #C62300 · #F14A00
Sunset Boulevard
#6A040F · #DC2F02 · #F48C06 · #FFBA08
Palette 00bcd4
#00BCD4 · #B2EBF2 · #FF5722 · #DD2C00
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C72E07#C62300#DC2F02#DD2C00#C51605#E02206#C43715#B12C00#CA2E1B#D53E0F#B63410#C83F12

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2A01  ·  #CA2A03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA2A02?

#CA2A02 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 42, 2). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA2A02?

#CA2A02 is RGB 202, 42, 2 — HSL 12°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 99%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA2A02?

Its complement is #02A2CA; analogous partners are #CA023E and #CA8E02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA2A02 for text?

White text on #CA2A02 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.84:1.