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#B37055

#b37055 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b37055 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 43.92% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.43% magenta, 52.51% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 17.23°, with 38.21% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #b37055
  2. #5598b3

Split complementary

  1. #b37055
  2. #55b39f
  3. #5569b3

Analogous

  1. #b35569
  2. #b37055
  3. #b39f55

Triadic

  1. #b37055
  2. #55b370
  3. #7055b3

Tetradic

  1. #b37055
  2. #98b355
  3. #5598b3
  4. #7055b3

Square

  1. #b37055
  2. #69b355
  3. #5598b3
  4. #9f55b3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2e22
  2. #824e3a
  3. #b37055
  4. #cb9c8a
  5. #e2c9bf

Shades

#b37055 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b37055
  2. #a1654d
  3. #8f5a44
  4. #7d4e3c
  5. #6b4333
  6. #5a382b
  7. #482d22
  8. #36221a
  9. #241611
  10. #120b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#b37055 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b37055
  2. #bb7e66
  3. #c28d77
  4. #ca9b88
  5. #d1a999
  6. #d9b8aa
  7. #e1c6bb
  8. #e8d4cc
  9. #f0e2dd
  10. #f7f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b37055 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b37055
  2. #ae7259
  3. #a9735e
  4. #a47562
  5. #9f7666
  6. #9a786b
  7. #947a6f
  8. #8f7b73
  9. #8a7d77
  10. #857e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #977a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817853 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #987554 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a07e55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc6962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b37055 {
  color: #b37055;
}
Background
.bg-b37055 {
  background-color: #b37055;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b37055 {
  border: 2px solid #b37055;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b37055;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 112 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b37055 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b37055, #b39f55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b37055 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 112 85 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.21 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.00 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.00 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 10.13 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.18 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 10.82 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 10.82 #4c8faa Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#b37055  rgb(179, 112, 85)  hsl(17, 38%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#5598b3  rgb(85, 152, 179)  hsl(197, 38%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#55b370  rgb(85, 179, 112)  hsl(137, 38%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#7055b3  rgb(112, 85, 179)  hsl(257, 38%, 52%)  Royal Purple