HEX atlas value

#CA6421

#CA6421 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 100, 33, HSL 24, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.2178, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CA6421 Sample readable text

HEX #CA6421

RGB rgb(202, 100, 33)

HSL hsl(24 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.2178

Contrast Black 5.36:1White 3.92:1

CSS

--color-ca6421: #CA6421;
.background-ca6421 { background-color: #CA6421; }
.text-ca6421 { color: #CA6421; }

Luminance0.2178

Black text5.36:1AA Pass

White text3.92:1AA Fail

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":"#CA6421","rgb":[202,100,33],"hsl":[24,72,46],"cmyk":[0,50,84,21],"luminance":0.2178,"contrast":{"black":5.36,"white":3.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CAB921","hex":"#CAB921","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E59661","hex":"#E59661","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.87,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7B3D14","hex":"#7B3D14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#E45F07","hex":"#E45F07","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.94,"contrastWhite":3.54,"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ca6421.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/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2186CA","analogous":["#CA2132","#CAB921"],"triadic":["#21CA64","#6421CA"],"tetradic":["#32CA21","#2186CA","#B921CA"],"splitComplementary":["#21CAB9","#2132CA"],"monochromatic":["#E59661","#CA6421","#7B3D14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E59661","dark":"#7B3D14","saturated":"#E45F07","desaturated":"#B06A3B","pastel":"#DFAD8B","neon":"#FF7214"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":19.131126469708992},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.546573405388315}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CA6421

#CA6421 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CA6421 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 202, 100, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg 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 0.2178, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.36:1AA Pass

White text3.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CA6421 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.36:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CAB921#000000 text · best 10.47:1#CAB921

#E59661#000000 text · best 8.87:1#E59661

#7B3D14#FFFFFF text · best 8.33:1#7B3D14

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

#E45F07#000000 text · best 5.94:1#E45F07

Generated Palette

#CA6421#CA6421

#2186CA#2186CA

#CA2132#CA2132

#CAB921#CAB921

#E59661#E59661

#7B3D14#7B3D14

Color Harmonies

#2186CA#2186CA

#CA2132#CA2132

#CAB921#CAB921

#21CA64#21CA64

#6421CA#6421CA

Variants

#E59661#E59661

#7B3D14#7B3D14

#E45F07#E45F07

#B06A3B#B06A3B

#DFAD8B#DFAD8B

#FF7214#FF7214

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#CA6421

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CA6421

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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