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#A87E72

#a87e72 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a87e72 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 49.41% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 32.14% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 13.33°, with 23.68% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2446

Complementary

  1. #a87e72
  2. #729ca8

Split complementary

  1. #a87e72
  2. #72a899
  3. #7281a8

Analogous

  1. #a87281
  2. #a87e72
  3. #a89972

Triadic

  1. #a87e72
  2. #72a87e
  3. #7e72a8

Tetradic

  1. #a87e72
  2. #9ca872
  3. #729ca8
  4. #7e72a8

Square

  1. #a87e72
  2. #81a872
  3. #729ca8
  4. #9972a8

Monochromatic

  1. #503831
  2. #7f594e
  3. #a87e72
  4. #c5a9a1
  5. #e2d5d1

Shades

#a87e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a87e72
  2. #977167
  3. #86655b
  4. #765850
  5. #654c44
  6. #543f39
  7. #43322e
  8. #322622
  9. #221917
  10. #110d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a87e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a87e72
  2. #b18b80
  3. #b9988e
  4. #c2a59c
  5. #cbb2aa
  6. #d4bfb9
  7. #dccbc7
  8. #e5d8d5
  9. #eee5e3
  10. #f6f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a87e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a87e72
  2. #a47e73
  3. #a07e75
  4. #9c7f76
  5. #987f78
  6. #947f79
  7. #907f7a
  8. #8c7f7c
  9. #88807d
  10. #84807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888371 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918b72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2787b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968171 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8672 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae7b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a87e72 {
  color: #a87e72;
}
Background
.bg-a87e72 {
  background-color: #a87e72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a87e72 {
  border: 2px solid #a87e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a87e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 126 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 24% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a87e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a87e72, #a89972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a87e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 126 114 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 5.27 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 8.12 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.23 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.33 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.89 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 11.39 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.99 #57818d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Beaver
#a87e72  rgb(168, 126, 114)  hsl(13, 24%, 55%)  Beaver
#729ca8  rgb(114, 156, 168)  hsl(193, 24%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#72a87e  rgb(114, 168, 126)  hsl(133, 24%, 55%)  Dark Sea Green
#7e72a8  rgb(126, 114, 168)  hsl(253, 24%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty