Palettes / Colors / #CA802B

#CA802B — Orange

#CA802B is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #CA802B 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.

#CA802B 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 #2B75CA; it also sits naturally between #CA302B and #C5CA2B. 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 50% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 79% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA802B

.text { color: #CA802B; }
.background { background-color: #CA802B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA802B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 128, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA802B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 128, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA802B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 128, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA802B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA802B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA802B

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Tones of #CA802B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2B75CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA802B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA802B

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 #CA802B 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 #CA802B 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

← #CA802A  ·  #CA802C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA802B?

#CA802B is Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 128, 43). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA802B?

#CA802B is RGB 202, 128, 43 — HSL 32°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 79%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA802B?

Its complement is #2B75CA; analogous partners are #CA302B and #C5CA2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA802B for text?

Black text on #CA802B has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.