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#A87F4E

#a87f4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a87f4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 49.8% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.4% magenta, 53.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 32.67°, with 36.59% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2405

Complementary

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #4e77a8

Split complementary

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #4ea4a8
  3. #524ea8

Analogous

  1. #a8524e
  2. #a87f4e
  3. #a4a84e

Triadic

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #4ea87f
  3. #7f4ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #77a84e
  3. #4e77a8
  4. #7f4ea8

Square

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #4ea852
  3. #4e77a8
  4. #a84ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #40301d
  2. #745836
  3. #a87f4e
  4. #c4a47f
  5. #dcc9b3

Shades

#a87f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #977246
  3. #86663e
  4. #765937
  5. #654c2f
  6. #544027
  7. #43331f
  8. #322617
  9. #221910
  10. #110d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a87f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #b18c60
  3. #b99971
  4. #c2a583
  5. #cbb295
  6. #d4bfa7
  7. #dcccb8
  8. #e5d9ca
  9. #eee5dc
  10. #f6f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a87f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a87f4e
  2. #a47f53
  3. #a07f58
  4. #9c7f5d
  5. #987f62
  6. #948067
  7. #90806c
  8. #8c8071
  9. #888076
  10. #84807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #958474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d814a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99804c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e864f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b07966 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a87f4e {
  color: #a87f4e;
}
Background
.bg-a87f4e {
  background-color: #a87f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a87f4e {
  border: 2px solid #a87f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a87f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 127 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a87f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a87f4e, #a4a84e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a87f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 127 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.56 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.35 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.75 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.89 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.55 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.13 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 10.55 #5780b1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#a87f4e  rgb(168, 127, 78)  hsl(33, 37%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e77a8  rgb(78, 119, 168)  hsl(213, 37%, 48%)  Tufts Blue
#4ea87f  rgb(78, 168, 127)  hsl(153, 37%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#7f4ea8  rgb(127, 78, 168)  hsl(273, 37%, 48%)  Royal Purple