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#A28166

#a28166 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a28166 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 50.59% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.37% magenta, 37.04% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 27°, with 24.39% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.2434

Complementary

  1. #a28166
  2. #6687a2

Split complementary

  1. #a28166
  2. #66a29f
  3. #6669a2

Analogous

  1. #a26669
  2. #a28166
  3. #a29f66

Triadic

  1. #a28166
  2. #66a281
  3. #8166a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28166
  2. #87a266
  3. #6687a2
  4. #8166a2

Square

  1. #a28166
  2. #69a266
  3. #6687a2
  4. #9f66a2

Monochromatic

  1. #45362a
  2. #755b47
  3. #a28166
  4. #bfa896
  5. #dccfc5

Shades

#a28166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28166
  2. #92745c
  3. #826752
  4. #715a47
  5. #614d3d
  6. #514133
  7. #413429
  8. #31271f
  9. #201a14
  10. #100d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28166
  2. #ab8e75
  3. #b59a85
  4. #bea794
  5. #c7b3a3
  6. #d1c0b3
  7. #dacdc2
  8. #e3d9d1
  9. #ece6e0
  10. #f6f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28166
  2. #9f8169
  3. #9b816b
  4. #98816e
  5. #948170
  6. #918173
  7. #8e8076
  8. #8a8078
  9. #87807b
  10. #83807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93857b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8364 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938a66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac7a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #998766 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a87d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28166 {
  color: #a28166;
}
Background
.bg-a28166 {
  background-color: #a28166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28166 {
  border: 2px solid #a28166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 129 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 24% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28166, #a29f66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 129 102 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 3.39 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 3.86 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.13 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.22 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.80 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 12.28 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.63 #5d7e99 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#a28166  rgb(162, 129, 102)  hsl(27, 24%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#6687a2  rgb(102, 135, 162)  hsl(207, 24%, 52%)  Air Force Blue
#66a281  rgb(102, 162, 129)  hsl(147, 24%, 52%)  Jungle Green
#8166a2  rgb(129, 102, 162)  hsl(267, 24%, 52%)  Purple Mountain Majesty