HEX atlas value

#CA7821

#CA7821 is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 120, 33, HSL 31, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.261, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CA7821 Sample readable text

HEX #CA7821

RGB rgb(202, 120, 33)

HSL hsl(31 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.261

Contrast Black 6.22:1White 3.38:1

CSS

--color-ca7821: #CA7821;
.background-ca7821 { background-color: #CA7821; }
.text-ca7821 { color: #CA7821; }

Luminance0.261

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA 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":"#CA7821","rgb":[202,120,33],"hsl":[31,72,46],"cmyk":[0,41,84,21],"luminance":0.261,"contrast":{"black":6.22,"white":3.38}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C7CA21","hex":"#C7CA21","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.9,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E5A561","hex":"#E5A561","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.89,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7B4914","hex":"#7B4914","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.81,"contrastWhite":7.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#E47907","hex":"#E47907","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.04,"contrastWhite":2.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Ochre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ca7821.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2172CA","analogous":["#CA2421","#C7CA21"],"triadic":["#21CA78","#7821CA"],"tetradic":["#21CA24","#2172CA","#CA21C7"],"splitComplementary":["#21C7CA","#2421CA"],"monochromatic":["#E5A561","#CA7821","#7B4914"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5A561","dark":"#7B4914","saturated":"#E47907","desaturated":"#B0773B","pastel":"#DFB68B","neon":"#FF8E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":2.449489742783178},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":25.942243542145693}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CA7821

#CA7821 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CA7821 is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 202, 120, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg 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 0.261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CA7821 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.22:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C7CA21#000000 text · best 11.9:1#C7CA21

#E5A561#000000 text · best 9.89:1#E5A561

#7B4914#FFFFFF text · best 7.48:1#7B4914

#E47907#000000 text · best 7.04:1#E47907

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#CA7821#CA7821

#2172CA#2172CA

#CA2421#CA2421

#C7CA21#C7CA21

#E5A561#E5A561

#7B4914#7B4914

Color Harmonies

#2172CA#2172CA

#CA2421#CA2421

#C7CA21#C7CA21

#21CA78#21CA78

#7821CA#7821CA

Variants

#E5A561#E5A561

#7B4914#7B4914

#E47907#E47907

#B0773B#B0773B

#DFB68B#DFB68B

#FF8E14#FF8E14

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

#CA7821

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CA7821

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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