#CA4E33Fox (#CA4E33) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 34°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.164. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #CA4E33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 78, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 60%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 75%, 21%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.8 47.8 40.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.585 0.164 34) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fox is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cb4a2d — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ce4d31 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#ca4e33 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cb4f34 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Fox in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.52:1 and against black 4.65:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffc2b3 · #f7886e · #ca4e33 · #a7341b · #771500 · #430500
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d58e3f · #d26f2f · #ca4e33 · #b13c48 · #942e54 · #762558
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e7b000 · #b1975d · #ca4e33 · #9e3923 · #7a1d08 · #372700
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dbfd · #b99389 · #ca4e33 · #874839 · #622c20 · #3a170f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f6fb · #aa908a · #ca4e33 · #576568 · #39211b · #000407
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f8 · #bdced2 · #90a2a7 · #132c32 · #000a0e · #ca4e33
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbf8ff · #00a9c3 · #ca4e33 · #006e80 · #002e37 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbf8ff · #00ae9f · #ca4e33 · #0067a2 · #00302b · #000614
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9fce3 · #4aae71 · #ca4e33 · #4854bd · #19166a · #000601
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ebf8d4 · #86a441 · #ca4e33 · #006e80 · #38045e · #000407
#D86A51 · #E5846E · #F29E8A · #FDB8A7 · #FFD5CB
#AB3B23 · #8D2913 · #701602 · #510900 · #340200
#BC5C46 · #AC6656 · #9C6F65
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.