What color is #CA994E?

#CA994E is a moderate orange known as Gingerbread House. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gingerbread House?

The RGB value is 202, 153, 78: 202 red, 153 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gingerbread House?

The complementary color is #4E7FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA994E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gingerbread House color: hex code #CA994E

#CA994E rgb(202, 153, 78)

Shades of orange

Gingerbread House has the hex code #CA994E. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 60% green and 30.6% blue (202, 153, 78).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 54% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 61% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

Gingerbread House (#CA994E) color codes

HEX	`#CA994E`
RGB	`rgb(202, 153, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 60%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 54%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 61%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 61%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 10.16, 45.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 46.88, 77.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.126, 35.892, 12.179)`
Decimal	`13277518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gingerbread House, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CA994E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA994E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CA994E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca994e; }
.text { color: #ca994e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca994e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 153 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca994e, #bdca4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #CA994E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CA994E?: #CA994E is a moderate orange known as Gingerbread House. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gingerbread House?: The RGB value is 202, 153, 78: 202 red, 153 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gingerbread House?: The complementary color is #4E7FCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA994E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.