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#BB835E

#bb835e ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb835e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 51.37% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 49.73% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 23.87°, with 40.61% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #bb835e
  2. #5e96bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb835e
  2. #5ebbb2
  3. #5e68bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5e68
  2. #bb835e
  3. #bbb25e

Triadic

  1. #bb835e
  2. #5ebb83
  3. #835ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb835e
  2. #96bb5e
  3. #5e96bb
  4. #835ebb

Square

  1. #bb835e
  2. #68bb5e
  3. #5e96bb
  4. #b25ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3b26
  2. #905e3d
  3. #bb835e
  4. #d2ac94
  5. #e8d6ca

Shades

#bb835e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb835e
  2. #a87655
  3. #96694b
  4. #835c42
  5. #704f38
  6. #5e422f
  7. #4b3426
  8. #38271c
  9. #251a13
  10. #130d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb835e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb835e
  2. #c28f6e
  3. #c99c7e
  4. #cfa88e
  5. #d6b59e
  6. #ddc1af
  7. #e4cdbf
  8. #ebdacf
  9. #f1e6df
  10. #f8f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb835e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb835e
  2. #b58361
  3. #af8265
  4. #a98268
  5. #a3826c
  6. #9e826f
  7. #988172
  8. #928176
  9. #8c8179
  10. #86807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93885b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0945e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5865c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac8e5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c47d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb835e {
  color: #bb835e;
}
Background
.bg-bb835e {
  background-color: #bb835e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb835e {
  border: 2px solid #bb835e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb835e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 131 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb835e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb835e, #bbb25e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb835e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 131 94 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 5.08 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.92 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.33 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.75 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.71 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.74 #447ca1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bb835e  rgb(187, 131, 94)  hsl(24, 41%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#5e96bb  rgb(94, 150, 187)  hsl(204, 41%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#5ebb83  rgb(94, 187, 131)  hsl(144, 41%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green
#835ebb  rgb(131, 94, 187)  hsl(264, 41%, 55%)  Royal Purple