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#CB8A4E

#cb8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 28.8°, with 54.59% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.3142

Complementary

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #4e8fcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #4ecbc9
  3. #4e51cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4e51
  2. #cb8a4e
  3. #cbc94e

Triadic

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #4ecb8a
  3. #8a4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #8fcb4e
  3. #4e8fcb
  4. #8a4ecb

Square

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #51cb4e
  3. #4e8fcb
  4. #c94ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #633f1d
  2. #9e642e
  3. #cb8a4e
  4. #dcb189
  5. #eed8c4

Shades

#cb8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #b77c46
  3. #a26e3e
  4. #8e6137
  5. #7a532f
  6. #664527
  7. #51371f
  8. #3d2917
  9. #291c10
  10. #140e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #d09660
  3. #d5a171
  4. #dbad83
  5. #e0b995
  6. #e5c5a7
  7. #ead0b8
  8. #efdcca
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a4e
  2. #c48953
  3. #bc8858
  4. #b5875d
  5. #ad8662
  6. #a68567
  7. #9e846c
  8. #978371
  9. #8f8276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9e4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc7c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba964e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5826d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a4e {
  color: #cb8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a4e {
  background-color: #cb8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a4e, #cbc94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.58 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.24 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.76 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.56 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.36 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.44 #3475b1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cb8a4e  rgb(203, 138, 78)  hsl(29, 55%, 55%)  Peru
#4e8fcb  rgb(78, 143, 203)  hsl(209, 55%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#4ecb8a  rgb(78, 203, 138)  hsl(149, 55%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a4ecb  rgb(138, 78, 203)  hsl(269, 55%, 55%)  Dark Orchid