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#B6855B

#b6855b ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b6855b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 52.16% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.92% magenta, 50% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 27.69°, with 38.4% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.2748

Complementary

  1. #b6855b
  2. #5b8cb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6855b
  2. #5bb6b3
  3. #5b5fb6

Analogous

  1. #b65b5f
  2. #b6855b
  3. #b6b35b

Triadic

  1. #b6855b
  2. #5bb685
  3. #855bb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6855b
  2. #8cb65b
  3. #5b8cb6
  4. #855bb6

Square

  1. #b6855b
  2. #5fb65b
  3. #5b8cb6
  4. #b35bb6

Monochromatic

  1. #533a25
  2. #885f3d
  3. #b6855b
  4. #ceac90
  5. #e5d4c5

Shades

#b6855b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6855b
  2. #a47852
  3. #926a49
  4. #7f5d40
  5. #6d5037
  6. #5b432e
  7. #493524
  8. #37281b
  9. #241b12
  10. #120d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6855b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6855b
  2. #bd916b
  3. #c59d7c
  4. #ccaa8c
  5. #d3b69d
  6. #dbc2ad
  7. #e2cebd
  8. #e9dace
  9. #f0e7de
  10. #f8f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6855b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6855b
  2. #b1855f
  3. #ab8462
  4. #a68466
  5. #a0836a
  6. #9b836e
  7. #968271
  8. #908275
  9. #8b8179
  10. #85817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0935c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a38759 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be7f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6855b {
  color: #b6855b;
}
Background
.bg-b6855b {
  background-color: #b6855b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6855b {
  border: 2px solid #b6855b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6855b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 133 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 38% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6855b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6855b, #b6b35b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6855b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 133 91 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 4.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.00 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.07 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.23 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.42 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.65 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.15 #497aa4 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#b6855b  rgb(182, 133, 91)  hsl(28, 38%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#5b8cb6  rgb(91, 140, 182)  hsl(208, 38%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#5bb685  rgb(91, 182, 133)  hsl(148, 38%, 54%)  Mint
#855bb6  rgb(133, 91, 182)  hsl(268, 38%, 54%)  Royal Purple