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#ae7d4d ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae7d4d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 49.02% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.16% magenta, 55.75% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 29.69°, 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #4d7eae

Split complementary

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #4daeae
  3. #4d4eae

Analogous

  1. #ae4d4e
  2. #ae7d4d
  3. #aeae4d

Triadic

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #4dae7d
  3. #7d4dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #7eae4d
  3. #4d7eae
  4. #7d4dae

Square

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #4eae4d
  3. #4d7eae
  4. #ae4dae

Monochromatic

  1. #44311e
  2. #795736
  3. #ae7d4d
  4. #c7a380
  5. #decab6

Shades

#ae7d4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #9d7145
  3. #8b643e
  4. #7a5836
  5. #684b2e
  6. #573f27
  7. #46321f
  8. #342617
  9. #23190f
  10. #110d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae7d4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #b68a5f
  3. #be9771
  4. #c6a482
  5. #ceb194
  6. #d7bea6
  7. #dfcbb8
  8. #e7d8ca
  9. #efe5db
  10. #f7f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae7d4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae7d4d
  2. #a97d52
  3. #a57e57
  4. #a07e5c
  5. #9c7e61
  6. #977f67
  7. #927f6c
  8. #8e7f71
  9. #897f76
  10. #85807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8049 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988b4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b7f4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1864d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b77765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae7d4d {
  color: #ae7d4d;
}
Background
.bg-ae7d4d {
  background-color: #ae7d4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae7d4d {
  border: 2px solid #ae7d4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae7d4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 125 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 39% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae7d4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae7d4d, #aeae4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae7d4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 125 77 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.58 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.38 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.92 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.79 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.24 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.42 #5182b2 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ae7d4d  rgb(174, 125, 77)  hsl(30, 39%, 49%)  Cafe au Lait
#4d7eae  rgb(77, 126, 174)  hsl(210, 39%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#4dae7d  rgb(77, 174, 125)  hsl(150, 39%, 49%)  Mint
#7d4dae  rgb(125, 77, 174)  hsl(270, 39%, 49%)  Royal Purple