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#CA663F — Orange

#CA663F is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CA663F 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.

#CA663F is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3FA3CA; it also sits naturally between #CA3F5D and #CAAC3F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA663F · RGB 202, 102, 63

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Color values

HEX#CA663F
RGB202, 102, 63
HSL17°, 57%, 52%
HSV17°, 69%, 79%
CMYK0%, 50%, 69%, 21%
XYZ30.01, 22.42, 7.45
Yxy22.42, 0.5012, 0.3744
CIE-Lab54.47, 36.71, 39.70
Hunter Lab47.35, 33.31, 22.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 40% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 69% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA663F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA663F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA663F

.text { color: #CA663F; }
.background { background-color: #CA663F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA663F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 102, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 57%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA663F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 102, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA663F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 102, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA663F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA663F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA663F

#BC5A34#A8512E#98492A#843F24#70361F#5C2C19#482314#381B0F#24110A#100804

Tints of #CA663F

#CF734F#D48363#D99073#DEA087#E2AC97#E7B9A7#ECC9BB#F1D6CB#F6E6DF#FBF2EF

Tones of #CA663F

#C16B49#B76F52#AD735C#A27867#987C71#8E807B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FA3CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.48:1 AA

Best text color on #CA663F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA663F

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 #CA663F: ·

How #CA663F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9F9E48Deuteranopia · #A5AC4BTritanopia · #C55052

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 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA663F rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Lagoon
#266781 · #6ED0D4 · #C6653E · #E9D4C6
Dusty Ruby Petal
#5631B1 · #C8643B · #5DD27F · #BEB7E1
Crystal Ruby Dusk
#7A2268 · #8C243D · #C66A3D · #6E651D
Palette 257180
#257180 · #F2E5BF · #FD8B51 · #CB6040
Crystal Dusk
#C36542 · #B49769 · #B5A481 · #AD8E41
Palette 7eb5a6
#7EB5A6 · #C36839 · #86340A · #E8D0B3

Similar colors

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

#C6653E#C8643B#C66A3D#CB6040#C36542#C36839#CF6B49#CE6F36#D56348#C96A4D#D36234#C5733A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA663E  ·  #CA6640 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA663F?

#CA663F is Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 102, 63). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA663F?

#CA663F is RGB 202, 102, 63 — HSL 17°, 57%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 69%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA663F?

Its complement is #3FA3CA; analogous partners are #CA3F5D and #CAAC3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA663F for text?

Black text on #CA663F has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.