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#BB8564

#bb8564 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb8564 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 46.52% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 22.76°, with 39.01% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.2826

Complementary

  1. #bb8564
  2. #649abb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8564
  2. #64bbb0
  3. #646ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb646e
  2. #bb8564
  3. #bbb064

Triadic

  1. #bb8564
  2. #64bb85
  3. #8564bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8564
  2. #9abb64
  3. #649abb
  4. #8564bb

Square

  1. #bb8564
  2. #6ebb64
  3. #649abb
  4. #b064bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d3d29
  2. #925f40
  3. #bb8564
  4. #d2af99
  5. #ead9ce

Shades

#bb8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8564
  2. #a8785a
  3. #966a50
  4. #835d46
  5. #70503c
  6. #5e4332
  7. #4b3528
  8. #38281e
  9. #251b14
  10. #130d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8564
  2. #c29174
  3. #c99d83
  4. #cfaa93
  5. #d6b6a2
  6. #ddc2b2
  7. #e4cec1
  8. #ebdad1
  9. #f1e7e0
  10. #f8f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8564
  2. #b58567
  3. #af846a
  4. #a9846c
  5. #a3836f
  6. #9e8372
  7. #988275
  8. #928278
  9. #8c817a
  10. #86817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948a62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19664 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c97b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58863 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8f64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8564 {
  color: #bb8564;
}
Background
.bg-bb8564 {
  background-color: #bb8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8564 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8564, #bbb064);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.33 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.81 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.07 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.82 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.10 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.18 #447a9b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bb8564  rgb(187, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 39%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#649abb  rgb(100, 154, 187)  hsl(203, 39%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#64bb85  rgb(100, 187, 133)  hsl(143, 39%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green
#8564bb  rgb(133, 100, 187)  hsl(263, 39%, 56%)  Amethyst