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#9A8A78

#9a8a78 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9a8a78 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 54.12% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.39% magenta, 22.08% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 31.76°, with 14.41% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.264

Complementary

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #78889a

Split complementary

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #78999a
  3. #79789a

Analogous

  1. #9a7978
  2. #9a8a78
  3. #999a78

Triadic

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #789a8a
  3. #8a789a

Tetradic

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #889a78
  3. #78889a
  4. #8a789a

Square

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #789a79
  3. #78889a
  4. #9a7899

Monochromatic

  1. #453d34
  2. #716455
  3. #9a8a78
  4. #bbb0a4
  5. #dbd6d0

Shades

#9a8a78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #8b7c6c
  3. #7b6e60
  4. #6c6154
  5. #5c5348
  6. #4d453c
  7. #3e3730
  8. #2e2924
  9. #1f1c18
  10. #0f0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a8a78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #a49686
  3. #aea193
  4. #b8ada1
  5. #c2b9ae
  6. #cdc5bc
  7. #d7d0c9
  8. #e1dcd7
  9. #ebe8e4
  10. #f5f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a8a78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a8a78
  2. #978979
  3. #95887a
  4. #92877a
  5. #90867b
  6. #8d857c
  7. #8a847d
  8. #88837e
  9. #85827e
  10. #83817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908a77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948e78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a08685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #948a77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #968c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e8880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a8a78 {
  color: #9a8a78;
}
Background
.bg-9a8a78 {
  background-color: #9a8a78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a8a78 {
  border: 2px solid #9a8a78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a8a78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 138 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 14% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a8a78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a8a78, #999a78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a8a78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 138 120 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.74 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.73 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.16 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.83 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.83 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.25 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.78 #657587 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Beaver
#9a8a78  rgb(154, 138, 120)  hsl(32, 14%, 54%)  Beaver
#78889a  rgb(120, 136, 154)  hsl(212, 14%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#789a8a  rgb(120, 154, 138)  hsl(152, 14%, 54%)  Xanadu
#8a789a  rgb(138, 120, 154)  hsl(272, 14%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink