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#C38136

#c38136 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c38136 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 50.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.85% magenta, 72.31% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 31.91°, with 56.63% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2757

Complementary

  1. #c38136
  2. #3678c3

Split complementary

  1. #c38136
  2. #36bfc3
  3. #3a36c3

Analogous

  1. #c33a36
  2. #c38136
  3. #bfc336

Triadic

  1. #c38136
  2. #36c381
  3. #8136c3

Tetradic

  1. #c38136
  2. #78c336
  3. #3678c3
  4. #8136c3

Square

  1. #c38136
  2. #36c33a
  3. #3678c3
  4. #c336bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3215
  2. #875925
  3. #c38136
  4. #d7a66e
  5. #e8cbaa

Shades

#c38136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c38136
  2. #b07431
  3. #9c672b
  4. #895a26
  5. #754d20
  6. #62411b
  7. #4e3416
  8. #3b2710
  9. #271a0b
  10. #140d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c38136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c38136
  2. #c98e4a
  3. #cf9a5e
  4. #d5a772
  5. #dbb386
  6. #e1c09b
  7. #e7cdaf
  8. #edd9c3
  9. #f3e6d7
  10. #f9f2eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c38136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c38136
  2. #bc813d
  3. #b68145
  4. #af814c
  5. #a88154
  6. #a2815b
  7. #9b8062
  8. #94806a
  9. #8d8071
  10. #878079
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68a76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96862d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d47271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa8431 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b28e37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce785f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c38136 {
  color: #c38136;
}
Background
.bg-c38136 {
  background-color: #c38136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c38136 {
  border: 2px solid #c38136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c38136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 129 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 57% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c38136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c38136, #bfc336);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c38136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 129 54 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.80 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 2.87 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.43 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.26 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.41 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.46 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.35 #3c7ec9 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Peru
#c38136  rgb(195, 129, 54)  hsl(32, 57%, 49%)  Peru
#3678c3  rgb(54, 120, 195)  hsl(212, 57%, 49%)  Tufts Blue
#36c381  rgb(54, 195, 129)  hsl(152, 57%, 49%)  Emerald
#8136c3  rgb(129, 54, 195)  hsl(272, 57%, 49%)  Blue Violet