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#AA8355

#aa8355 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa8355 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 51.37% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.94% magenta, 50% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 32.47°, with 33.33% saturation and 50% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2543

Complementary

  1. #aa8355
  2. #557caa

Split complementary

  1. #aa8355
  2. #55a6aa
  3. #5955aa

Analogous

  1. #aa5955
  2. #aa8355
  3. #a6aa55

Triadic

  1. #aa8355
  2. #55aa83
  3. #8355aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa8355
  2. #7caa55
  3. #557caa
  4. #8355aa

Square

  1. #aa8355
  2. #55aa59
  3. #557caa
  4. #aa55a6

Monochromatic

  1. #443422
  2. #775c3c
  3. #aa8355
  4. #c3a888
  5. #ddcdbb

Shades

#aa8355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa8355
  2. #99764d
  3. #886944
  4. #775c3c
  5. #664f33
  6. #55422b
  7. #443422
  8. #33271a
  9. #221a11
  10. #110d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa8355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa8355
  2. #b38f66
  3. #bb9c77
  4. #c4a888
  5. #ccb599
  6. #d5c1aa
  7. #ddcdbb
  8. #e6dacc
  9. #eee6dd
  10. #f7f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa8355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa8355
  2. #a68359
  3. #a2825e
  4. #9d8262
  5. #998266
  6. #95826b
  7. #91816f
  8. #8d8173
  9. #888177
  10. #84807c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918551 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8e56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a18a56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b27d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa8355 {
  color: #aa8355;
}
Background
.bg-aa8355 {
  background-color: #aa8355;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa8355 {
  border: 2px solid #aa8355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa8355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 131 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa8355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa8355, #a6aa55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa8355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 131 85 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.53 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.44 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.31 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.93 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.49 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.86 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.79 #557caa Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#aa8355  rgb(170, 131, 85)  hsl(32, 33%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#557caa  rgb(85, 124, 170)  hsl(212, 33%, 50%)  Glaucous
#55aa83  rgb(85, 170, 131)  hsl(152, 33%, 50%)  Mint
#8355aa  rgb(131, 85, 170)  hsl(272, 33%, 50%)  Royal Purple