HEX atlas value

#CA8921

#CA8921 is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 202, 137, 33, HSL 37, 72%, 46%, has luminance 0.3056, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CA8921 Sample readable text

HEX #CA8921

RGB rgb(202, 137, 33)

HSL hsl(37 72% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 84, 21)

Luminance 0.3056

Contrast Black 7.11:1White 2.95:1

CSS

--color-ca8921: #CA8921;
.background-ca8921 { background-color: #CA8921; }
.text-ca8921 { color: #CA8921; }

Luminance0.3056

Black text7.11:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA 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":"#CA8921","rgb":[202,137,33],"hsl":[37,72,46],"cmyk":[0,32,84,21],"luminance":0.3056,"contrast":{"black":7.11,"white":2.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.95,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B6CA21","hex":"#B6CA21","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.46,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E5B361","hex":"#E5B361","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.95,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E48F07","hex":"#E48F07","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/ca8921.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2162CA","analogous":["#CA3521","#B6CA21"],"triadic":["#21CA89","#8921CA"],"tetradic":["#21CA35","#2162CA","#CA21B6"],"splitComplementary":["#21B6CA","#3521CA"],"monochromatic":["#E5B361","#CA8921","#7B5314"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5B361","dark":"#7B5314","saturated":"#E48F07","desaturated":"#B0833B","pastel":"#DFBF8B","neon":"#FFA514"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":28.583211855912904},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":30.4138126514911},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":32.264531609803356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CA8921

#CA8921 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CA8921 is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 202, 137, and 33, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.3056, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.11:1AA Pass

White text2.95:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CA8921 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.95:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B6CA21#000000 text · best 11.46:1#B6CA21

#E5B361#000000 text · best 10.95:1#E5B361

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

#E48F07#000000 text · best 8.23:1#E48F07

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#CA8921#CA8921

#2162CA#2162CA

#CA3521#CA3521

#B6CA21#B6CA21

#E5B361#E5B361

#7B5314#7B5314

Color Harmonies

#2162CA#2162CA

#CA3521#CA3521

#B6CA21#B6CA21

#21CA89#21CA89

#8921CA#8921CA

Variants

#E5B361#E5B361

#7B5314#7B5314

#E48F07#E48F07

#B0833B#B0833B

#DFBF8B#DFBF8B

#FFA514#FFA514

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Peru#CD853F

Goldenrod#DAA520

#CA8921

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CA8921

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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