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#BB7253

#bb7253 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 55.61% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 17.88°, with 43.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 7.68.

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Relative luminance0.2322

Complementary

  1. #bb7253
  2. #539cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7253
  2. #53bba6
  3. #5368bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5368
  2. #bb7253
  3. #bba653

Triadic

  1. #bb7253
  2. #53bb72
  3. #7253bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7253
  2. #9cbb53
  3. #539cbb
  4. #7253bb

Square

  1. #bb7253
  2. #68bb53
  3. #539cbb
  4. #a653bb

Monochromatic

  1. #543021
  2. #8b5037
  3. #bb7253
  4. #d19f8a
  5. #e6ccc1

Shades

#bb7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7253
  2. #a8674b
  3. #965b42
  4. #83503a
  5. #704432
  6. #5e392a
  7. #4b2e21
  8. #382219
  9. #251711
  10. #130b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7253
  2. #c28064
  3. #c98e75
  4. #cf9c87
  5. #d6aa98
  6. #ddb9a9
  7. #e4c7ba
  8. #ebd5cb
  9. #f1e3dd
  10. #f8f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7253
  2. #b57358
  3. #af755c
  4. #a97661
  5. #a37865
  6. #9e796a
  7. #987a6e
  8. #927c73
  9. #8c7d77
  10. #867f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb656a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7751 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56a62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7253 {
  color: #bb7253;
}
Background
.bg-bb7253 {
  background-color: #bb7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7253 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7253, #bba653);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.68 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.80 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.13 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.36 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.41 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.76 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.33 #448dac Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bb7253  rgb(187, 114, 83)  hsl(18, 43%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#539cbb  rgb(83, 156, 187)  hsl(198, 43%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#53bb72  rgb(83, 187, 114)  hsl(138, 43%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green
#7253bb  rgb(114, 83, 187)  hsl(258, 43%, 53%)  Royal Purple