ColorTool
Log in
#9E785F

#9e785f ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#9e785f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 47.06% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.05% magenta, 39.87% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 23.81°, with 24.9% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 2.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #9e785f
  2. #5f859e

Split complementary

  1. #9e785f
  2. #5f9e98
  3. #5f669e

Analogous

  1. #9e5f66
  2. #9e785f
  3. #9e985f

Triadic

  1. #9e785f
  2. #5f9e78
  3. #785f9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e785f
  2. #859e5f
  3. #5f859e
  4. #785f9e

Square

  1. #9e785f
  2. #669e5f
  3. #5f859e
  4. #985f9e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2f26
  2. #6e5442
  3. #9e785f
  4. #bba08e
  5. #d8c8be

Shades

#9e785f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e785f
  2. #8e6c56
  3. #7e604c
  4. #6f5443
  5. #5f4839
  6. #4f3c30
  7. #3f3026
  8. #2f241d
  9. #201813
  10. #100c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e785f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e785f
  2. #a8866f
  3. #b1937f
  4. #bba18f
  5. #c5ae9f
  6. #cfbcaf
  7. #d8c9bf
  8. #e2d7cf
  9. #ece4df
  10. #f5f2ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e785f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e785f
  2. #9b7962
  3. #987a66
  4. #957a69
  5. #927b6c
  6. #8f7c70
  7. #8c7d73
  8. #897e76
  9. #867e79
  10. #837f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837b5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c835f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e7a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #937f5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4746a ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-9e785f {
  color: #9e785f;
}
Background
.bg-9e785f {
  background-color: #9e785f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e785f {
  border: 2px solid #9e785f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e785f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 120 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 25% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e785f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e785f, #9e985f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e785f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 120 95 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 2.80 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 4.42 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.11 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.80 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 13.17 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 13.17 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 13.19 #6187a0 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#9e785f  rgb(158, 120, 95)  hsl(24, 25%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#5f859e  rgb(95, 133, 158)  hsl(204, 25%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#5f9e78  rgb(95, 158, 120)  hsl(144, 25%, 50%)  Jungle Green
#785f9e  rgb(120, 95, 158)  hsl(264, 25%, 50%)  Royal Purple