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#9E8564

#9e8564 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9e8564 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.82% magenta, 36.71% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 34.14°, with 23.02% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 6.96.

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Relative luminance0.2496

Complementary

  1. #9e8564
  2. #647d9e

Split complementary

  1. #9e8564
  2. #649a9e
  3. #68649e

Analogous

  1. #9e6864
  2. #9e8564
  3. #9a9e64

Triadic

  1. #9e8564
  2. #649e85
  3. #85649e

Tetradic

  1. #9e8564
  2. #7d9e64
  3. #647d9e
  4. #85649e

Square

  1. #9e8564
  2. #649e68
  3. #647d9e
  4. #9e649a

Monochromatic

  1. #413628
  2. #705e46
  3. #9e8564
  4. #bbaa93
  5. #d9cfc2

Shades

#9e8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e8564
  2. #8e785a
  3. #7e6a50
  4. #6f5d46
  5. #5f503c
  6. #4f4332
  7. #3f3528
  8. #2f281e
  9. #201b14
  10. #100d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e8564
  2. #a89174
  3. #b19d83
  4. #bbaa93
  5. #c5b6a2
  6. #cfc2b2
  7. #d8cec1
  8. #e2dad1
  9. #ece7e0
  10. #f5f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e8564
  2. #9b8567
  3. #98846a
  4. #95846c
  5. #92836f
  6. #8f8372
  7. #8c8275
  8. #898278
  9. #86817a
  10. #83817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92877c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8562 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958b65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a77e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958563 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #988964 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a48173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e8564 {
  color: #9e8564;
}
Background
.bg-9e8564 {
  background-color: #9e8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e8564 {
  border: 2px solid #9e8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 23% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e8564, #9a9e64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.96 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.66 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.06 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.96 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.57 #cd853f Peru ΔE 13.34 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 14.26 #617a9b Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#9e8564  rgb(158, 133, 100)  hsl(34, 23%, 51%)  Cafe au Lait
#647d9e  rgb(100, 125, 158)  hsl(214, 23%, 51%)  Glaucous
#649e85  rgb(100, 158, 133)  hsl(154, 23%, 51%)  Jungle Green
#85649e  rgb(133, 100, 158)  hsl(274, 23%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty