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#CA3402 — Vivid Orange

#CA3402 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 #CA3402 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.

#CA3402 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 #0298CA; it also sits naturally between #CA0234 and #CA9802. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA3402 · RGB 202, 52, 2

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Color values

HEX#CA3402
RGB202, 52, 2
HSL15°, 98%, 40%
HSV15°, 99%, 79%
CMYK0%, 74%, 99%, 21%
XYZ25.60, 15.02, 1.61
Yxy15.02, 0.6063, 0.3557
CIE-Lab45.66, 57.12, 57.25
Hunter Lab38.75, 52.99, 23.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 20% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA3402 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA3402 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA3402

.text { color: #CA3402; }
.background { background-color: #CA3402; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA3402; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 52, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA3402; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 52, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA3402; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 52, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA3402">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA3402">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA3402

#B62F02#A72B02#922601#832201#6F1D01#5B1701#4C1401#380E01#280A00#140500

Tints of #CA3402

#E83C02#FD4508#FD5C26#FD6F3F#FD855D#FE9C7C#FEAF95#FEC6B3#FED9CD#FFF0EB

Tones of #CA3402

#BC3B10#AD421F#9F492D#91513B#835849#745F58

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0298CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.25:1 AA
Against black text4.00:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA3402: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA3402

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 #CA3402: ·

How #CA3402 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #89880EDeuteranopia · #929D11Tritanopia · #C2181A

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 #CA3402 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Palette 2a004e
#2A004E · #500073 · #C62300 · #F14A00
Sunset Boulevard
#6A040F · #DC2F02 · #F48C06 · #FFBA08
Palette 3b060a
#3B060A · #8A0000 · #C83F12 · #FFF287
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9

Similar colors

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

#C72E07#C62300#DC2F02#C83F12#BF3F0E#D53E0F#C43715#C14600#DD2C00#BE4509#D03C16#CF4B00

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA3401  ·  #CA3403 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA3402?

#CA3402 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 52, 2). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA3402?

#CA3402 is RGB 202, 52, 2 — HSL 15°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 99%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA3402?

Its complement is #0298CA; analogous partners are #CA0234 and #CA9802. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA3402 for text?

White text on #CA3402 has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.