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#AB6C4E

#ab6c4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab6c4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 42.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.84% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 19.35°, with 37.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #4e8dab

Split complementary

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #4eab9a
  3. #4e5fab

Analogous

  1. #ab4e5f
  2. #ab6c4e
  3. #ab9a4e

Triadic

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #4eab6c
  3. #6c4eab

Tetradic

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #8dab4e
  3. #4e8dab
  4. #6c4eab

Square

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #5fab4e
  3. #4e8dab
  4. #9a4eab

Monochromatic

  1. #422a1e
  2. #764b36
  3. #ab6c4e
  4. #c59780
  5. #ddc2b5

Shades

#ab6c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #9a6146
  3. #89563e
  4. #784c37
  5. #67412f
  6. #563627
  7. #442b1f
  8. #332017
  9. #221610
  10. #110b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab6c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #b37b60
  3. #bc8971
  4. #c49883
  5. #cda795
  6. #d5b6a7
  7. #ddc4b8
  8. #e6d3ca
  9. #eee2dc
  10. #f7f0ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab6c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab6c4e
  2. #a76e53
  3. #a27058
  4. #9e725d
  5. #9a7462
  6. #967667
  7. #91786c
  8. #8d7a71
  9. #897c76
  10. #847e7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91766c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d734c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c814e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96164 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92704d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99794e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4655c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab6c4e {
  color: #ab6c4e;
}
Background
.bg-ab6c4e {
  background-color: #ab6c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab6c4e {
  border: 2px solid #ab6c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab6c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 108 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab6c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab6c4e, #ab9a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab6c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 108 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.68 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.81 #b87333 Copper ΔE 9.23 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.04 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.21 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 11.22 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 11.72 #5493b1 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ab6c4e  rgb(171, 108, 78)  hsl(19, 37%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e8dab  rgb(78, 141, 171)  hsl(199, 37%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#4eab6c  rgb(78, 171, 108)  hsl(139, 37%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c4eab  rgb(108, 78, 171)  hsl(259, 37%, 49%)  Royal Purple