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#A89C8A

#a89c8a ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a89c8a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.14% magenta, 17.86% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 14.71% saturation and 60% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 9.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3394

Complementary

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #8a96a8

Split complementary

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #8aa5a8
  3. #8d8aa8

Analogous

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #a89c8a
  3. #a5a88a

Triadic

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #8aa89c
  3. #9c8aa8

Tetradic

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #96a88a
  3. #8a96a8
  4. #9c8aa8

Square

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #8aa88d
  3. #8a96a8
  4. #a88aa5

Monochromatic

  1. #584f41
  2. #847662
  3. #a89c8a
  4. #c9c1b6
  5. #e9e6e2

Shades

#a89c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #978c7c
  3. #867d6e
  4. #766d61
  5. #655e53
  6. #544e45
  7. #433e37
  8. #322f29
  9. #221f1c
  10. #11100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #b1a696
  3. #b9b0a1
  4. #c2baad
  5. #cbc4b9
  6. #d4cec5
  7. #dcd7d0
  8. #e5e1dc
  9. #eeebe8
  10. #f6f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89c8a
  2. #a49989
  3. #a09688
  4. #9c9487
  5. #989186
  6. #948e85
  7. #908b84
  8. #8c8883
  9. #888682
  10. #848381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19c89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49f8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69e8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89c8a {
  color: #a89c8a;
}
Background
.bg-a89c8a {
  background-color: #a89c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89c8a {
  border: 2px solid #a89c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 15% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89c8a, #a5a88a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.59 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.01 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.13 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.38 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 11.41 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.86 #576375 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a89c8a  rgb(168, 156, 138)  hsl(36, 15%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#8a96a8  rgb(138, 150, 168)  hsl(216, 15%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#8aa89c  rgb(138, 168, 156)  hsl(156, 15%, 60%)  Opal
#9c8aa8  rgb(156, 138, 168)  hsl(276, 15%, 60%)  Rose Quartz