Palettes / Colors / #CA682F

#CA682F — Orange

#CA682F is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CA682F 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.

#CA682F 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 #2F92CA; it also sits naturally between #CA2F44 and #CAB62F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 41% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 77% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA682F

.text { color: #CA682F; }
.background { background-color: #CA682F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA682F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 104, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA682F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 104, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA682F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 104, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA682F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA682F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F92CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA682F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA682F

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:

How #CA682F looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA682F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA682E  ·  #CA6830 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA682F?

#CA682F is Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 104, 47). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA682F?

#CA682F is RGB 202, 104, 47 — HSL 22°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 77%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA682F?

Its complement is #2F92CA; analogous partners are #CA2F44 and #CAB62F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA682F for text?

Black text on #CA682F has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.