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#B27D4E

#b27d4e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b27d4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 49.02% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.78% magenta, 56.18% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 28.2°, with 39.37% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2468

Complementary

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #4e83b2

Split complementary

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #4eb2af
  3. #4e51b2

Analogous

  1. #b24e51
  2. #b27d4e
  3. #b2af4e

Triadic

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #4eb27d
  3. #7d4eb2

Tetradic

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #83b24e
  3. #4e83b2
  4. #7d4eb2

Square

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #51b24e
  3. #4e83b2
  4. #af4eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #48321f
  2. #7d5836
  3. #b27d4e
  4. #c9a483
  5. #e0cbb9

Shades

#b27d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #a07146
  3. #8e643e
  4. #7d5837
  5. #6b4b2f
  6. #593f27
  7. #47321f
  8. #352617
  9. #241910
  10. #120d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#b27d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #ba8a60
  3. #c19771
  4. #c9a483
  5. #d1b195
  6. #d9bea7
  7. #e0cbb8
  8. #e8d8ca
  9. #f0e5dc
  10. #f7f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b27d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b27d4e
  2. #ad7d53
  3. #a87e58
  4. #a37e5d
  5. #9e7e62
  6. #997f67
  7. #947f6c
  8. #8f7f71
  9. #8a7f76
  10. #85807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d814a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8d4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d7f4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4874e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb7665 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b27d4e {
  color: #b27d4e;
}
Background
.bg-b27d4e {
  background-color: #b27d4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b27d4e {
  border: 2px solid #b27d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b27d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 125 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 39% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b27d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b27d4e, #b2af4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b27d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 125 78 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.53 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.81 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.30 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.17 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.29 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.91 #4d82b1 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#b27d4e  rgb(178, 125, 78)  hsl(28, 39%, 50%)  Cafe au Lait
#4e83b2  rgb(78, 131, 178)  hsl(208, 39%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#4eb27d  rgb(78, 178, 125)  hsl(148, 39%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#7d4eb2  rgb(125, 78, 178)  hsl(268, 39%, 50%)  Royal Purple