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#AE8A6B

#ae8a6b ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae8a6b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 38.51% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.76°, with 29.26% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.2824

Complementary

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #6b8fae

Split complementary

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #6baeac
  3. #6b6eae

Analogous

  1. #ae6b6e
  2. #ae8a6b
  3. #aeac6b

Triadic

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #6bae8a
  3. #8a6bae

Tetradic

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #8fae6b
  3. #6b8fae
  4. #8a6bae

Square

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #6eae6b
  3. #6b8fae
  4. #ac6bae

Monochromatic

  1. #533f2d
  2. #846448
  3. #ae8a6b
  4. #c9b19c
  5. #e4d8ce

Shades

#ae8a6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #9d7c60
  3. #8b6e56
  4. #7a614b
  5. #685340
  6. #574536
  7. #46372b
  8. #342920
  9. #231c15
  10. #110e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae8a6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #b6967a
  3. #bea189
  4. #c6ad97
  5. #ceb9a6
  6. #d7c5b5
  7. #dfd0c4
  8. #e7dcd3
  9. #efe8e1
  10. #f7f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae8a6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae8a6b
  2. #a9896d
  3. #a5886f
  4. #a08771
  5. #9c8673
  6. #978576
  7. #928478
  8. #8e837a
  9. #89827c
  10. #85817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d8e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958c69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e946b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b98282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08b6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4906b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b58679 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae8a6b {
  color: #ae8a6b;
}
Background
.bg-ae8a6b {
  background-color: #ae8a6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae8a6b {
  border: 2px solid #ae8a6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae8a6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 138 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 29% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae8a6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae8a6b, #aeac6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae8a6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 138 107 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.17 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.07 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.84 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.02 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.40 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.70 #b87333 Copper ΔE 11.16 #517594 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#ae8a6b  rgb(174, 138, 107)  hsl(28, 29%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#6b8fae  rgb(107, 143, 174)  hsl(208, 29%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#6bae8a  rgb(107, 174, 138)  hsl(148, 29%, 55%)  Mint
#8a6bae  rgb(138, 107, 174)  hsl(268, 29%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty