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#997F4B

#997f4b ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#997f4b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.99% magenta, 50.98% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 34.21% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 9.73.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2246

Complementary

  1. #997f4b
  2. #4b6599

Split complementary

  1. #997f4b
  2. #4b8c99
  3. #584b99

Analogous

  1. #99584b
  2. #997f4b
  3. #8c994b

Triadic

  1. #997f4b
  2. #4b997f
  3. #7f4b99

Tetradic

  1. #997f4b
  2. #65994b
  3. #4b6599
  4. #7f4b99

Square

  1. #997f4b
  2. #4b9958
  3. #4b6599
  4. #994b8c

Monochromatic

  1. #322a19
  2. #665432
  3. #997f4b
  4. #bba475
  5. #d5c6a8

Shades

#997f4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997f4b
  2. #8a7244
  3. #7a663c
  4. #6b5935
  5. #5c4c2d
  6. #4d4026
  7. #3d331e
  8. #2e2617
  9. #1f190f
  10. #0f0d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#997f4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997f4b
  2. #a38c5d
  3. #ad996f
  4. #b8a581
  5. #c2b293
  6. #ccbfa5
  7. #d6ccb7
  8. #e0d9c9
  9. #ebe5db
  10. #f5f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997f4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997f4b
  2. #977f50
  3. #947f56
  4. #927f5b
  5. #8f7f60
  6. #8d8066
  7. #8a806b
  8. #888070
  9. #858075
  10. #83807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7e47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91854d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a47772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917f48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94834c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a07a65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997f4b {
  color: #997f4b;
}
Background
.bg-997f4b {
  background-color: #997f4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997f4b {
  border: 2px solid #997f4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997f4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 127 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 34% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997f4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997f4b, #8c994b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997f4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 127 75 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.73 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.08 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.14 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.50 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.18 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.64 #6680b4 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#997f4b  rgb(153, 127, 75)  hsl(40, 34%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#4b6599  rgb(75, 101, 153)  hsl(220, 34%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#4b997f  rgb(75, 153, 127)  hsl(160, 34%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#7f4b99  rgb(127, 75, 153)  hsl(280, 34%, 45%)  Royal Purple