ColorTool
Log in
#A96E4E

#a96e4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#a96e4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 43.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.91% magenta, 53.85% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 21.1°, with 36.84% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#996666
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #4e89a9

Split complementary

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #4ea99b
  3. #4e5ba9

Analogous

  1. #a94e5b
  2. #a96e4e
  3. #a99b4e

Triadic

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #4ea96e
  3. #6e4ea9

Tetradic

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #89a94e
  3. #4e89a9
  4. #6e4ea9

Square

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #5ba94e
  3. #4e89a9
  4. #9b4ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #402a1e
  2. #754c36
  3. #a96e4e
  4. #c4987f
  5. #dcc2b4

Shades

#a96e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #986346
  3. #87583e
  4. #764d37
  5. #65422f
  6. #553727
  7. #442c1f
  8. #332117
  9. #221610
  10. #110b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a96e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #b27d60
  3. #ba8b71
  4. #c39a83
  5. #cba895
  6. #d4b7a7
  7. #ddc5b8
  8. #e5d4ca
  9. #eee2dc
  10. #f6f1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a96e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a96e4e
  2. #a57053
  3. #a17258
  4. #9d735d
  5. #997562
  6. #957767
  7. #90796c
  8. #8c7b71
  9. #887c76
  10. #847e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90776c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e744b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c814e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91724c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987a4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1685d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-a96e4e {
  color: #a96e4e;
}
Background
.bg-a96e4e {
  background-color: #a96e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a96e4e {
  border: 2px solid #a96e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a96e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 110 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 37% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a96e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a96e4e, #a99b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a96e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 110 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.51 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.31 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.36 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.56 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 11.12 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 11.20 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.71 #5691b1 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#a96e4e  rgb(169, 110, 78)  hsl(21, 37%, 48%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e89a9  rgb(78, 137, 169)  hsl(201, 37%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#4ea96e  rgb(78, 169, 110)  hsl(141, 37%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#6e4ea9  rgb(110, 78, 169)  hsl(261, 37%, 48%)  Royal Purple