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#AC7253

#ac7253 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ac7253 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 44.71% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 51.74% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 20.9°, with 34.9% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.2143

Complementary

  1. #ac7253
  2. #538dac

Split complementary

  1. #ac7253
  2. #53ac9e
  3. #5361ac

Analogous

  1. #ac5361
  2. #ac7253
  3. #ac9e53

Triadic

  1. #ac7253
  2. #53ac72
  3. #7253ac

Tetradic

  1. #ac7253
  2. #8dac53
  3. #538dac
  4. #7253ac

Square

  1. #ac7253
  2. #61ac53
  3. #538dac
  4. #9e53ac

Monochromatic

  1. #452e21
  2. #78503a
  3. #ac7253
  4. #c59c87
  5. #dec7ba

Shades

#ac7253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac7253
  2. #9b674b
  3. #8a5b42
  4. #78503a
  5. #674432
  6. #56392a
  7. #452e21
  8. #342219
  9. #221711
  10. #110b08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac7253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac7253
  2. #b48064
  3. #bd8e75
  4. #c59c87
  5. #cdaa98
  6. #d6b9a9
  7. #dec7ba
  8. #e6d5cb
  9. #eee3dd
  10. #f7f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac7253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac7253
  2. #a87358
  3. #a3755c
  4. #9f7661
  5. #9a7865
  6. #96796a
  7. #927a6e
  8. #8d7c73
  9. #897d77
  10. #847f7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #937a70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827851 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba686a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #957652 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c7e53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b46c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac7253 {
  color: #ac7253;
}
Background
.bg-ac7253 {
  background-color: #ac7253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac7253 {
  border: 2px solid #ac7253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac7253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 114 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac7253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac7253, #ac9e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac7253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 114 83 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.70 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.30 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.68 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.82 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.86 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 11.12 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 11.79 #538dac Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ac7253  rgb(172, 114, 83)  hsl(21, 35%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#538dac  rgb(83, 141, 172)  hsl(201, 35%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#53ac72  rgb(83, 172, 114)  hsl(141, 35%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#7253ac  rgb(114, 83, 172)  hsl(261, 35%, 50%)  Royal Purple