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#CE8A4E

#ce8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.01% magenta, 62.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 28.12°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3185

Complementary

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #4e92ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #4ececa
  3. #4e52ce

Analogous

  1. #ce4e52
  2. #ce8a4e
  3. #ceca4e

Triadic

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #4ece8a
  3. #8a4ece

Tetradic

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #92ce4e
  3. #4e92ce
  4. #8a4ece

Square

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #52ce4e
  3. #4e92ce
  4. #ca4ece

Monochromatic

  1. #673f1c
  2. #a3642d
  3. #ce8a4e
  4. #dfb28a
  5. #efd9c6

Shades

#ce8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #b97c46
  3. #a56e3e
  4. #906137
  5. #7c532f
  6. #674527
  7. #52371f
  8. #3e2917
  9. #291c10
  10. #150e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #d39660
  3. #d8a171
  4. #ddad83
  5. #e2b995
  6. #e7c5a7
  7. #ebd0b8
  8. #f0dcca
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce8a4e
  2. #c68953
  3. #be8858
  4. #b7875d
  5. #af8662
  6. #a78567
  7. #9f846c
  8. #978371
  9. #908276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48e4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc974e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9816d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce8a4e {
  color: #ce8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-ce8a4e {
  background-color: #ce8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #ce8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce8a4e, #ceca4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.33 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 2.93 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.11 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.17 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.45 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.04 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.64 #3175b1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#ce8a4e  rgb(206, 138, 78)  hsl(28, 57%, 56%)  Peru
#4e92ce  rgb(78, 146, 206)  hsl(208, 57%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#4ece8a  rgb(78, 206, 138)  hsl(148, 57%, 56%)  Emerald
#8a4ece  rgb(138, 78, 206)  hsl(268, 57%, 56%)  Dark Orchid