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#CA3000 — Vivid Orange

#CA3000 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 #CA3000 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.

#CA3000 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 #009CCC; it also sits naturally between #CC0036 and #CC9600. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA3000 · RGB 202, 48, 0

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Color values

HEX#CA3000
RGB202, 48, 0
HSL14°, 100%, 40%
HSV14°, 100%, 79%
CMYK0%, 76%, 100%, 21%
XYZ25.41, 14.67, 1.49
Yxy14.67, 0.6113, 0.3529
CIE-Lab45.18, 58.41, 57.62
Hunter Lab38.30, 54.30, 23.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 19% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 100% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA3000 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA3000 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA3000

.text { color: #CA3000; }
.background { background-color: #CA3000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA3000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 48, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA3000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 48, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA3000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 48, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA3000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA3000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA3000

#B82B00#A82700#942300#851F00#701A00#5C1500#4D1200#380D00#290A00#140500

Tints of #CA3000

#EB3700#FF3F05#FF5724#FF6A3D#FF825C#FF997A#FFAD94#FFC4B3#FFD8CC#FFEFEB

Tones of #CA3000

#BE370E#AE3F1E#A0472C#924F3A#845648#745E58

Color harmonies

Complementary — #009CCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.34:1 AA
Against black text3.93:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA3000: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA3000

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 #CA3000: ·

How #CA3000 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #87860CDeuteranopia · #909C0ETritanopia · #C21517

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 · #EA580CMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA3000 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
Royal Opal
#5914D6 · #89158D · #7B0E3C · #C43715
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85

Similar colors

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

#C72E07#C62300#DC2F02#DD2C00#C43715#BF3F0E#D53E0F#C83F12#C14600#B12C00#D03C16#BE4509

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA2FFF  ·  #CA3001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA3000?

#CA3000 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 48, 0). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA3000?

#CA3000 is RGB 202, 48, 0 — HSL 14°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 100%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA3000?

Its complement is #009CCC; analogous partners are #CC0036 and #CC9600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA3000 for text?

White text on #CA3000 has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.93:1.