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#AE7A4D

#ae7a4d ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae7a4d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 47.84% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.89% magenta, 55.75% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.84°, with 38.65% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #4d81ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #4daeab
  3. #4d50ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4d50
  2. #ae7a4d
  3. #aeab4d

Triadic

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #4dae7a
  3. #7a4dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #81ae4d
  3. #4d81ae
  4. #7a4dae

Square

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #50ae4d
  3. #4d81ae
  4. #ab4dae

Monochromatic

  1. #44301e
  2. #795536
  3. #ae7a4d
  4. #c7a180
  5. #dec9b6

Shades

#ae7a4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #9d6e45
  3. #8b623e
  4. #7a5536
  5. #68492e
  6. #573d27
  7. #46311f
  8. #342517
  9. #23180f
  10. #110c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae7a4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #b6875f
  3. #be9571
  4. #c6a282
  5. #ceaf94
  6. #d7bda6
  7. #dfcab8
  8. #e7d7ca
  9. #efe4db
  10. #f7f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae7a4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae7a4d
  2. #a97b52
  3. #a57b57
  4. #a07c5c
  5. #9c7c61
  6. #977d67
  7. #927e6c
  8. #8e7e71
  9. #897f76
  10. #857f7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #978173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a7c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0844d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b77463 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae7a4d {
  color: #ae7a4d;
}
Background
.bg-ae7a4d {
  background-color: #ae7a4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae7a4d {
  border: 2px solid #ae7a4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae7a4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 122 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 39% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae7a4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae7a4d, #aeab4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae7a4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 122 77 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 3.83 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.96 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.18 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.77 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.21 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.54 #5185b2 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ae7a4d  rgb(174, 122, 77)  hsl(28, 39%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#4d81ae  rgb(77, 129, 174)  hsl(208, 39%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#4dae7a  rgb(77, 174, 122)  hsl(148, 39%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#7a4dae  rgb(122, 77, 174)  hsl(268, 39%, 49%)  Royal Purple