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#A28C81

#a28c81 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a28c81 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 54.9% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.58% magenta, 20.37% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 15.07% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.2802

Complementary

  1. #a28c81
  2. #8197a2

Split complementary

  1. #a28c81
  2. #81a29d
  3. #8187a2

Analogous

  1. #a28187
  2. #a28c81
  3. #a29d81

Triadic

  1. #a28c81
  2. #81a28c
  3. #8c81a2

Tetradic

  1. #a28c81
  2. #97a281
  3. #8197a2
  4. #8c81a2

Square

  1. #a28c81
  2. #87a281
  3. #8197a2
  4. #9d81a2

Monochromatic

  1. #4f423b
  2. #7b665b
  3. #a28c81
  4. #c2b4ad
  5. #e3dcd9

Shades

#a28c81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a28c81
  2. #927e74
  3. #827067
  4. #71625a
  5. #61544d
  6. #514641
  7. #413834
  8. #312a27
  9. #201c1a
  10. #100e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a28c81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a28c81
  2. #ab988e
  3. #b5a39a
  4. #beafa7
  5. #c7bab3
  6. #d1c6c0
  7. #dad1cd
  8. #e3ddd9
  9. #ece8e6
  10. #f6f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a28c81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a28c81
  2. #9f8b81
  3. #9b8a81
  4. #988881
  5. #948781
  6. #918681
  7. #8e8580
  8. #8a8480
  9. #878280
  10. #838180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928e80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a98989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #988d81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a68a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a28c81 {
  color: #a28c81;
}
Background
.bg-a28c81 {
  background-color: #a28c81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a28c81 {
  border: 2px solid #a28c81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a28c81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 140 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 15% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a28c81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a28c81, #a29d81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a28c81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 140 129 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 4.73 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.70 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.06 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.35 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.04 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.65 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.70 #5d737e Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Beaver
#a28c81  rgb(162, 140, 129)  hsl(20, 15%, 57%)  Beaver
#8197a2  rgb(129, 151, 162)  hsl(200, 15%, 57%)  Light Slate Gray
#81a28c  rgb(129, 162, 140)  hsl(140, 15%, 57%)  Dark Sea Green
#8c81a2  rgb(140, 129, 162)  hsl(260, 15%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty