HEX atlas value

#CA4E21

#CA4E21 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 78, 33, HSL 16, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.1812, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CA4E21 Sample readable text

HEX #CA4E21

RGB rgb(202, 78, 33)

HSL hsl(16 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 61, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.1812

Contrast Black 4.62:1White 4.54:1

CSS

--color-ca4e21: #CA4E21;
.background-ca4e21 { background-color: #CA4E21; }
.text-ca4e21 { color: #CA4E21; }

Luminance0.1812

Black text4.62:1AA Pass

White text4.54:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CA4E21","rgb":[202,78,33],"hsl":[16,72,46],"cmyk":[0,61,84,21],"luminance":0.1812,"contrast":{"black":4.62,"white":4.54}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#7B2F14","hex":"#7B2F14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.26,"contrastWhite":9.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CAA221","hex":"#CAA221","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E58461","hex":"#E58461","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.8,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#219DCA","hex":"#219DCA","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.74,"contrastWhite":3.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.78,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ca4e21.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#219DCA","analogous":["#CA2148","#CAA221"],"triadic":["#21CA4E","#4E21CA"],"tetradic":["#48CA21","#219DCA","#A221CA"],"splitComplementary":["#21CAA2","#2148CA"],"monochromatic":["#E58461","#CA4E21","#7B2F14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E58461","dark":"#7B2F14","saturated":"#E44207","desaturated":"#B05A3B","pastel":"#DFA18B","neon":"#FF5314"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.319604517012593},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":29.8496231131986},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":32.51153641401772}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CA4E21

#CA4E21 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CA4E21 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 202, 78, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 72% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1812, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.62:1AA Pass

White text4.54:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CA4E21 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.62:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.54:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#7B2F14#FFFFFF text · best 9.3:1#7B2F14

#CAA221#000000 text · best 8.7:1#CAA221

#E58461#000000 text · best 7.8:1#E58461

#219DCA#000000 text · best 6.74:1#219DCA

Cinnamon#000000 text · best 5.78:1#D2691E

Generated Palette

#CA4E21#CA4E21

#219DCA#219DCA

#CA2148#CA2148

#CAA221#CAA221

#E58461#E58461

#7B2F14#7B2F14

Color Harmonies

#219DCA#219DCA

#CA2148#CA2148

#CAA221#CAA221

#21CA4E#21CA4E

#4E21CA#4E21CA

Variants

#E58461#E58461

#7B2F14#7B2F14

#E44207#E44207

#B05A3B#B05A3B

#DFA18B#DFA18B

#FF5314#FF5314

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Rust#B7410E

Persian Red#CC3333

#CA4E21

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CA4E21

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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