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#A16E46

#a16e46 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a16e46 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 43.14% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 56.52% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 26.37°, with 39.39% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #a16e46
  2. #4679a1

Split complementary

  1. #a16e46
  2. #46a19b
  3. #464ca1

Analogous

  1. #a1464c
  2. #a16e46
  3. #a19b46

Triadic

  1. #a16e46
  2. #46a16e
  3. #6e46a1

Tetradic

  1. #a16e46
  2. #79a146
  3. #4679a1
  4. #6e46a1

Square

  1. #a16e46
  2. #4ca146
  3. #4679a1
  4. #9b46a1

Monochromatic

  1. #362518
  2. #6c4a2f
  3. #a16e46
  4. #c29572
  5. #d9bda7

Shades

#a16e46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a16e46
  2. #91633f
  3. #815838
  4. #714d31
  5. #61422a
  6. #513723
  7. #402c1c
  8. #302115
  9. #20160e
  10. #100b07
  11. #000000

Tints

#a16e46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a16e46
  2. #aa7d59
  3. #b48b6b
  4. #bd9a7e
  5. #c7a890
  6. #d0b7a3
  7. #d9c5b5
  8. #e3d4c8
  9. #ece2da
  10. #f6f1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a16e46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a16e46
  2. #9e704c
  3. #9a7252
  4. #977357
  5. #94755d
  6. #917763
  7. #8d7969
  8. #8a7b6f
  9. #877c74
  10. #837e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b7568 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897e46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6464 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d7144 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #937846 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9685a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a16e46 {
  color: #a16e46;
}
Background
.bg-a16e46 {
  background-color: #a16e46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a16e46 {
  border: 2px solid #a16e46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a16e46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 110 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 39% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a16e46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a16e46, #a19b46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a16e46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 110 70 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.08 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.81 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 8.73 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.12 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.45 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.14 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.15 #5e91b9 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#a16e46  rgb(161, 110, 70)  hsl(26, 39%, 45%)  Cafe au Lait
#4679a1  rgb(70, 121, 161)  hsl(206, 39%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#46a16e  rgb(70, 161, 110)  hsl(146, 39%, 45%)  Jade
#6e46a1  rgb(110, 70, 161)  hsl(266, 39%, 45%)  Royal Purple