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#CA893F — Orange

#CA893F 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 #CA893F 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.

#CA893F 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 #3F80CA; it also sits naturally between #CA433F and #C6CA3F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA893F · RGB 202, 137, 63

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Color values

HEX#CA893F
RGB202, 137, 63
HSL32°, 57%, 52%
HSV32°, 69%, 79%
CMYK0%, 32%, 69%, 21%
XYZ34.20, 30.81, 8.85
Yxy30.81, 0.4631, 0.4171
CIE-Lab62.34, 17.94, 48.45
Hunter Lab55.50, 16.07, 27.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 54% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 69% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA893F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA893F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA893F

.text { color: #CA893F; }
.background { background-color: #CA893F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA893F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 137, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 57%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA893F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 137, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA893F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 137, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA893F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA893F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA893F

#BC7C34#A86F2E#98652A#845724#704A1F#5C3D19#483014#38250F#24180A#100B04

Tints of #CA893F

#CF934F#D49F63#D9A973#DEB587#E2BF97#E7C9A7#ECD5BB#F1DFCB#F6EBDF#FBF5EF

Tones of #CA893F

#C18949#B78852#AD875C#A28767#988671#8E857B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F80CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.93:1 Fails
Against black text7.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #CA893F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA893F

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 #CA893F: ·

How #CA893F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAD51Deuteranopia · #B2B655Tritanopia · #C75F62

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 yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA893F rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d5ea6
#0D5EA6 · #EAA64D · #C78A3B · #A16D28
Palette Faf8f1
#FAF8F1 · #FAEAB1 · #E5BA73 · #C58940
Crystal Whisper
#785648 · #BB886A · #C3893F · #CFB06A
Scarlet Ruby Orchard
#C225BE · #B42466 · #E15D55 · #CA9144
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Serene Ruby Drift
#9A36A6 · #521838 · #581516 · #CC8635

Similar colors

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

#C78A3B#C58940#C3893F#CA9144#D38A42#CC8635#C5813A#CE943B#D68A3C#CC9544#C48235#BD8743

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA893E  ·  #CA8940 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA893F?

#CA893F is Orange, a orange color (RGB 202, 137, 63). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA893F?

#CA893F is RGB 202, 137, 63 — HSL 32°, 57%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 69%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA893F?

Its complement is #3F80CA; analogous partners are #CA433F and #C6CA3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA893F for text?

Black text on #CA893F has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.