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#A38B77

#a38b77 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a38b77 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 54.51% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.72% magenta, 26.99% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 19.3% saturation and 55.29% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2758

Complementary

  1. #a38b77
  2. #778fa3

Split complementary

  1. #a38b77
  2. #77a3a1
  3. #7779a3

Analogous

  1. #a37779
  2. #a38b77
  3. #a3a177

Triadic

  1. #a38b77
  2. #77a38b
  3. #8b77a3

Tetradic

  1. #a38b77
  2. #8fa377
  3. #778fa3
  4. #8b77a3

Square

  1. #a38b77
  2. #79a377
  3. #778fa3
  4. #a177a3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3f34
  2. #7b6553
  3. #a38b77
  4. #c2b2a5
  5. #e1d9d2

Shades

#a38b77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a38b77
  2. #937d6b
  3. #826f5f
  4. #726153
  5. #625347
  6. #52463c
  7. #413830
  8. #312a24
  9. #211c18
  10. #100e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a38b77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a38b77
  2. #ac9785
  3. #b5a292
  4. #bfaea0
  5. #c8b9ad
  6. #d1c5bb
  7. #dad1c9
  8. #e3dcd6
  9. #ede8e4
  10. #f6f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a38b77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a38b77
  2. #a08a78
  3. #9c8979
  4. #99887a
  5. #95877b
  6. #92867c
  7. #8e847c
  8. #8b837d
  9. #87827e
  10. #84817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938c76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989177 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab8685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998c76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8f77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a88880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a38b77 {
  color: #a38b77;
}
Background
.bg-a38b77 {
  background-color: #a38b77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a38b77 {
  border: 2px solid #a38b77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a38b77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 139 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 19% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a38b77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a38b77, #a3a177);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a38b77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 139 119 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 4.45 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.77 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.93 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.41 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.66 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.26 #5c7488 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Beaver
#a38b77  rgb(163, 139, 119)  hsl(27, 19%, 55%)  Beaver
#778fa3  rgb(119, 143, 163)  hsl(207, 19%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#77a38b  rgb(119, 163, 139)  hsl(147, 19%, 55%)  Dark Sea Green
#8b77a3  rgb(139, 119, 163)  hsl(267, 19%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty