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#BB8A67

#bb8a67 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb8a67 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.12% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.2% magenta, 44.92% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 25°, with 38.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #6798bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #67bbb4
  3. #676ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb676e
  2. #bb8a67
  3. #bbb467

Triadic

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #67bb8a
  3. #8a67bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #98bb67
  3. #6798bb
  4. #8a67bb

Square

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #6ebb67
  3. #6798bb
  4. #b467bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5f402a
  2. #936442
  3. #bb8a67
  4. #d3b39c
  5. #eadbd1

Shades

#bb8a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #a87c5d
  3. #966e52
  4. #836148
  5. #70533e
  6. #5e4534
  7. #4b3729
  8. #38291f
  9. #251c15
  10. #130e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #c29676
  3. #c9a185
  4. #cfad95
  5. #d6b9a4
  6. #ddc5b3
  7. #e4d0c2
  8. #ebdcd1
  9. #f1e8e1
  10. #f8f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8a67
  2. #b5896a
  3. #af886c
  4. #a9876f
  5. #a38671
  6. #9e8574
  7. #988476
  8. #928379
  9. #8c827b
  10. #86817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a59084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988e64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49967 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c88081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78c65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9367 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c38477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8a67 {
  color: #bb8a67;
}
Background
.bg-bb8a67 {
  background-color: #bb8a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8a67 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 138 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8a67, #bbb467);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 138 103 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.82 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.49 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.00 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.26 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.21 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.34 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.64 #447598 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bb8a67  rgb(187, 138, 103)  hsl(25, 38%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#6798bb  rgb(103, 152, 187)  hsl(205, 38%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#67bb8a  rgb(103, 187, 138)  hsl(145, 38%, 57%)  Mint
#8a67bb  rgb(138, 103, 187)  hsl(265, 38%, 57%)  Amethyst