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#A26D4E

#a26d4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a26d4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 42.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.72% magenta, 51.85% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 22.14°, with 35% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #4e83a2

Split complementary

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #4ea297
  3. #4e59a2

Analogous

  1. #a24e59
  2. #a26d4e
  3. #a2974e

Triadic

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #4ea26d
  3. #6d4ea2

Tetradic

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #83a24e
  3. #4e83a2
  4. #6d4ea2

Square

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #59a24e
  3. #4e83a2
  4. #974ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #3b281c
  2. #6e4a35
  3. #a26d4e
  4. #c0957c
  5. #d9bfb0

Shades

#a26d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #926246
  3. #82573e
  4. #714c37
  5. #61412f
  6. #513727
  7. #412c1f
  8. #312117
  9. #201610
  10. #100b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a26d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #ab7c60
  3. #b58a71
  4. #be9983
  5. #c7a795
  6. #d1b6a7
  7. #dac5b8
  8. #e3d3ca
  9. #ece2dc
  10. #f6f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a26d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a26d4e
  2. #9f6f53
  3. #9b7158
  4. #98735d
  5. #947562
  6. #917767
  7. #8e786c
  8. #8a7a71
  9. #877c76
  10. #837e7b
  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 #8b746a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c724c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af6365 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d704d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93774e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa675d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a26d4e {
  color: #a26d4e;
}
Background
.bg-a26d4e {
  background-color: #a26d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a26d4e {
  border: 2px solid #a26d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a26d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 109 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a26d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a26d4e, #a2974e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a26d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 109 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.26 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.87 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.14 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.22 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 10.03 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 11.31 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 11.90 #5d92b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#a26d4e  rgb(162, 109, 78)  hsl(22, 35%, 47%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e83a2  rgb(78, 131, 162)  hsl(202, 35%, 47%)  Air Force Blue
#4ea26d  rgb(78, 162, 109)  hsl(142, 35%, 47%)  Jade
#6d4ea2  rgb(109, 78, 162)  hsl(262, 35%, 47%)  Royal Purple