Rust (CA4B0C) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Rust"

Orange · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Rust pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #CA4B0C

RGB rgb(202, 75, 12)

HSL hsl(20°, 89%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:63% Y:94% K:21%

Luminance 0.1759

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.64:1

Aa — #CA4B0C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.52:1

Aa — #CA4B0C

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CA4B0C #0C8BCA

Analogous

#CA0C2C #CA4B0C #CAAB0C

Triadic

#CA4B0C #0CCA4B #4B0CCA

Split-comp.

#CA4B0C #0CCAAB #0C2CCA

Tetradic

#CA4B0C #2CCA0C #0C8BCA #AB0CCA

Monochromatic

#F5C5AD #EB8552 #C04F16 #923C11 #4E2009

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