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#B38968

#b38968 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b38968 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 53.73% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 41.9% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 26.4°, with 33.04% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.2847

Complementary

  1. #b38968
  2. #6892b3

Split complementary

  1. #b38968
  2. #68b3ae
  3. #686cb3

Analogous

  1. #b3686c
  2. #b38968
  3. #b3ae68

Triadic

  1. #b38968
  2. #68b389
  3. #8968b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38968
  2. #92b368
  3. #6892b3
  4. #8968b3

Square

  1. #b38968
  2. #6cb368
  3. #6892b3
  4. #ae68b3

Monochromatic

  1. #563e2c
  2. #896345
  3. #b38968
  4. #cdb19b
  5. #e6d9ce

Shades

#b38968 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38968
  2. #a17b5e
  3. #8f6e53
  4. #7d6049
  5. #6b523e
  6. #5a4534
  7. #48372a
  8. #36291f
  9. #241b15
  10. #120e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38968 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38968
  2. #bb9577
  3. #c2a186
  4. #caac95
  5. #d1b8a4
  6. #d9c4b4
  7. #e1d0c3
  8. #e8dcd2
  9. #f0e7e1
  10. #f7f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38968 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38968
  2. #ae886a
  3. #a9876d
  4. #a4866f
  5. #9f8572
  6. #9a8574
  7. #948476
  8. #8f8379
  9. #8a827b
  10. #85817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968c66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09568 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf8180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28b67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89068 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba8477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38968 {
  color: #b38968;
}
Background
.bg-b38968 {
  background-color: #b38968;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38968 {
  border: 2px solid #b38968;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38968;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 137 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 33% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38968 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38968, #b3ae68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38968 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 137 104 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.80 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.77 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.89 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.43 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.00 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.46 #b87333 Copper ΔE 10.08 #4c7697 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#b38968  rgb(179, 137, 104)  hsl(26, 33%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#6892b3  rgb(104, 146, 179)  hsl(206, 33%, 55%)  Air Force Blue
#68b389  rgb(104, 179, 137)  hsl(146, 33%, 55%)  Mint
#8968b3  rgb(137, 104, 179)  hsl(266, 33%, 55%)  Amethyst