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#AE8564

#ae8564 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae8564 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.56% magenta, 42.53% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 26.76°, with 31.36% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.2669

Complementary

  1. #ae8564
  2. #648dae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8564
  2. #64aeaa
  3. #6468ae

Analogous

  1. #ae6468
  2. #ae8564
  3. #aeaa64

Triadic

  1. #ae8564
  2. #64ae85
  3. #8564ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8564
  2. #8dae64
  3. #648dae
  4. #8564ae

Square

  1. #ae8564
  2. #68ae64
  3. #648dae
  4. #aa64ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3a2a
  2. #825f44
  3. #ae8564
  4. #c8ad96
  5. #e3d4c9

Shades

#ae8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8564
  2. #9d785a
  3. #8b6a50
  4. #7a5d46
  5. #68503c
  6. #574332
  7. #463528
  8. #34281e
  9. #231b14
  10. #110d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8564
  2. #b69174
  3. #be9d83
  4. #c6aa93
  5. #ceb6a2
  6. #d7c2b2
  7. #dfcec1
  8. #e7dad1
  9. #efe7e0
  10. #f7f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8564
  2. #a98567
  3. #a5846a
  4. #a0846c
  5. #9c836f
  6. #978372
  7. #928275
  8. #8e8278
  9. #89817a
  10. #85817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918862 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9164 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8763 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38c64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b58073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8564 {
  color: #ae8564;
}
Background
.bg-ae8564 {
  background-color: #ae8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8564 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8564, #aeaa64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 3.45 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.14 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.87 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.25 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.50 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.80 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.94 #517a9b Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ae8564  rgb(174, 133, 100)  hsl(27, 31%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#648dae  rgb(100, 141, 174)  hsl(207, 31%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#64ae85  rgb(100, 174, 133)  hsl(147, 31%, 54%)  Mint
#8564ae  rgb(133, 100, 174)  hsl(267, 31%, 54%)  Amethyst