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#986C4E

#986c4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#986c4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 42.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.95% magenta, 48.68% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 24.32°, with 32.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #986c4e
  2. #4e7a98

Split complementary

  1. #986c4e
  2. #4e9891
  3. #4e5598

Analogous

  1. #984e55
  2. #986c4e
  3. #98914e

Triadic

  1. #986c4e
  2. #4e986c
  3. #6c4e98

Tetradic

  1. #986c4e
  2. #7a984e
  3. #4e7a98
  4. #6c4e98

Square

  1. #986c4e
  2. #55984e
  3. #4e7a98
  4. #914e98

Monochromatic

  1. #33241a
  2. #654834
  3. #986c4e
  4. #ba9379
  5. #d4bcab

Shades

#986c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #986c4e
  2. #896146
  3. #7a563e
  4. #6a4c37
  5. #5b412f
  6. #4c3627
  7. #3d2b1f
  8. #2e2017
  9. #1e1610
  10. #0f0b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#986c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #986c4e
  2. #a27b60
  3. #ad8971
  4. #b79883
  5. #c1a795
  6. #ccb6a7
  7. #d6c4b8
  8. #e0d3ca
  9. #eae2dc
  10. #f5f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#986c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #986c4e
  2. #966e53
  3. #937058
  4. #91725d
  5. #8e7462
  6. #8c7667
  7. #8a786c
  8. #877a71
  9. #857c76
  10. #827e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #857268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79704c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83794e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a46464 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #866e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c744e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f675c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-986c4e {
  color: #986c4e;
}
Background
.bg-986c4e {
  background-color: #986c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-986c4e {
  border: 2px solid #986c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #986c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 108 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-986c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #986c4e, #98914e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-986c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 108 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.67 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 7.40 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.90 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.94 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.09 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.15 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 12.33 #6793b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#986c4e  rgb(152, 108, 78)  hsl(24, 32%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e7a98  rgb(78, 122, 152)  hsl(204, 32%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#4e986c  rgb(78, 152, 108)  hsl(144, 32%, 45%)  Shamrock Green
#6c4e98  rgb(108, 78, 152)  hsl(264, 32%, 45%)  Royal Purple