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#AE8A69

#ae8a69 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae8a69 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 54.12% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 39.66% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 28.7°, with 29.87% saturation and 54.71% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.282

Complementary

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #698dae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #69aead
  3. #696bae

Analogous

  1. #ae696b
  2. #ae8a69
  3. #aead69

Triadic

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #69ae8a
  3. #8a69ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #8dae69
  3. #698dae
  4. #8a69ae

Square

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #6bae69
  3. #698dae
  4. #ad69ae

Monochromatic

  1. #523e2c
  2. #846447
  3. #ae8a69
  4. #c9b19b
  5. #e4d8cc

Shades

#ae8a69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #9d7c5f
  3. #8b6e54
  4. #7a614a
  5. #68533f
  6. #574535
  7. #46372a
  8. #342920
  9. #231c15
  10. #110e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #b69678
  3. #bea187
  4. #c6ad96
  5. #ceb9a5
  6. #d7c5b4
  7. #dfd0c3
  8. #e7dcd2
  9. #efe8e1
  10. #f7f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a69
  2. #a9896b
  3. #a5886e
  4. #a08770
  5. #9c8672
  6. #978575
  7. #928477
  8. #8e8379
  9. #89827b
  10. #85817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968c67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e946a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b98281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08b68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59069 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b58578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a69 {
  color: #ae8a69;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a69 {
  background-color: #ae8a69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a69 {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 30% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a69, #aead69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 105 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.27 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.43 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.62 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.02 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.26 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.36 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.88 #517596 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ae8a69  rgb(174, 138, 105)  hsl(29, 30%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#698dae  rgb(105, 141, 174)  hsl(209, 30%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#69ae8a  rgb(105, 174, 138)  hsl(149, 30%, 55%)  Mint
#8a69ae  rgb(138, 105, 174)  hsl(269, 30%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty