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#AC8A6E

#ac8a6e ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ac8a6e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 54.12% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.77% magenta, 36.05% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 27.1°, with 27.19% saturation and 55.29% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.2807

Complementary

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #6e90ac

Split complementary

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #6eaca9
  3. #6e71ac

Analogous

  1. #ac6e71
  2. #ac8a6e
  3. #aca96e

Triadic

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #6eac8a
  3. #8a6eac

Tetradic

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #90ac6e
  3. #6e90ac
  4. #8a6eac

Square

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #71ac6e
  3. #6e90ac
  4. #a96eac

Monochromatic

  1. #523f2f
  2. #83644b
  3. #ac8a6e
  4. #c8b19f
  5. #e4d9cf

Shades

#ac8a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #9b7c63
  3. #8a6e58
  4. #78614d
  5. #675342
  6. #564537
  7. #45372c
  8. #342921
  9. #221c16
  10. #110e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac8a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #b4967d
  3. #bda18b
  4. #c5ad9a
  5. #cdb9a8
  6. #d6c5b7
  7. #ded0c5
  8. #e6dcd4
  9. #eee8e2
  10. #f7f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac8a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac8a6e
  2. #a88970
  3. #a38872
  4. #9f8773
  5. #9a8675
  6. #968577
  7. #928479
  8. #8d837b
  9. #89827c
  10. #84817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c8e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958c6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c936e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b68382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8b6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3906e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2867b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac8a6e {
  color: #ac8a6e;
}
Background
.bg-ac8a6e {
  background-color: #ac8a6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac8a6e {
  border: 2px solid #ac8a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac8a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 138 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 27% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac8a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac8a6e, #aca96e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac8a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 138 110 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 5.24 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.35 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.55 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.68 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 11.16 #cd853f Peru ΔE 11.60 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 11.77 #537591 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Beaver
#ac8a6e  rgb(172, 138, 110)  hsl(27, 27%, 55%)  Beaver
#6e90ac  rgb(110, 144, 172)  hsl(207, 27%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#6eac8a  rgb(110, 172, 138)  hsl(147, 27%, 55%)  Mint
#8a6eac  rgb(138, 110, 172)  hsl(267, 27%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty