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#997F4C

#997f4c ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#997f4c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.99% magenta, 50.33% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 39.74°, with 33.62% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 9.54.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2247

Complementary

  1. #997f4c
  2. #4c6699

Split complementary

  1. #997f4c
  2. #4c8c99
  3. #584c99

Analogous

  1. #99584c
  2. #997f4c
  3. #8c994c

Triadic

  1. #997f4c
  2. #4c997f
  3. #7f4c99

Tetradic

  1. #997f4c
  2. #66994c
  3. #4c6699
  4. #7f4c99

Square

  1. #997f4c
  2. #4c9958
  3. #4c6699
  4. #994c8c

Monochromatic

  1. #332a19
  2. #665533
  3. #997f4c
  4. #bba476
  5. #d5c6a9

Shades

#997f4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997f4c
  2. #8a7244
  3. #7a663d
  4. #6b5935
  5. #5c4c2e
  6. #4d4026
  7. #3d331e
  8. #2e2617
  9. #1f190f
  10. #0f0d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#997f4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997f4c
  2. #a38c5e
  3. #ad9970
  4. #b8a582
  5. #c2b294
  6. #ccbfa6
  7. #d6ccb7
  8. #e0d9c9
  9. #ebe5db
  10. #f5f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997f4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997f4c
  2. #977f51
  3. #947f56
  4. #927f5c
  5. #8f7f61
  6. #8d8066
  7. #8a806b
  8. #888070
  9. #858076
  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 #8c8171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91854e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a47773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917f4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94834d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a07a65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997f4c {
  color: #997f4c;
}
Background
.bg-997f4c {
  background-color: #997f4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997f4c {
  border: 2px solid #997f4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997f4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 127 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 34% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997f4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997f4c, #8c994c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997f4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 127 76 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.54 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.68 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.55 #b87333 Copper ΔE 12.13 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.41 #6680b3 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#997f4c  rgb(153, 127, 76)  hsl(40, 34%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#4c6699  rgb(76, 102, 153)  hsl(220, 34%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#4c997f  rgb(76, 153, 127)  hsl(160, 34%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#7f4c99  rgb(127, 76, 153)  hsl(280, 34%, 45%)  Royal Purple