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Straightforward Calabasa

#924a16
Notes

Straightforward Calabasa (#924A16) is a deep orange with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (25°, 74%, 33%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#924a16
RGB
rgb(146, 74, 22)
HSL
hsl(25, 74%, 33%)
HWB
hwb(25 9% 43%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.0% 0.115 51.4)
HSV
hsv(25, 85%, 57%)
LAB
lab(39.70% 26.79 42.10)
LCH
lch(39.70% 49.90 57.53)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 49%, 85%, 43%)

Etymology

Straightforward
adjective

English compound straight + forward — sharing root with German geradeaus. As a color modifier, straightforward implies a clear-and-direct-and-unencumbered quality where the hue carries the visual register of clear-aim-and-uncomplicated character. Sits at the crisp-and-honest end of the grid, parallel to candid and direct in usage.

Calabasa
noun

The Spanish word for pumpkinCucurbita pepo in its Iberian cultivars. Calabasa color refers specifically to the deep orange flesh of a baked pumpkin or calabaza squash dish. The color is a saturated, slightly red orange with the matte finish of cooked vegetable. Warmer than carrot, drier than tangerine. The Spanish cousin of pumpkin.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#924a16
Original
#5f530d
Protanopia
#706415
Deuteranopia
#a13a40
Tritanopia
#565656
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
6.54:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.21:1

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