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#BF8751

#bf8751 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf8751 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 52.94% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 57.59% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 29.45°, with 46.22% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.29

Complementary

  1. #bf8751
  2. #5189bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8751
  2. #51bfbe
  3. #5152bf

Analogous

  1. #bf5152
  2. #bf8751
  3. #bfbe51

Triadic

  1. #bf8751
  2. #51bf87
  3. #8751bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8751
  2. #89bf51
  3. #5189bf
  4. #8751bf

Square

  1. #bf8751
  2. #52bf51
  3. #5189bf
  4. #be51bf

Monochromatic

  1. #573b20
  2. #8f6135
  3. #bf8751
  4. #d4ae89
  5. #e8d4c1

Shades

#bf8751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8751
  2. #ac7a49
  3. #996c41
  4. #865f39
  5. #735131
  6. #604429
  7. #4c3620
  8. #392918
  9. #261b10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8751
  2. #c59362
  3. #cc9f74
  4. #d2ab85
  5. #d9b797
  6. #dfc3a8
  7. #e5cfb9
  8. #ecdbcb
  9. #f2e7dc
  10. #f9f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8751
  2. #b98656
  3. #b2865a
  4. #ac855f
  5. #a68464
  6. #a08469
  7. #99836d
  8. #938272
  9. #8d8177
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69852 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf7b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9894e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9806c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8751 {
  color: #bf8751;
}
Background
.bg-bf8751 {
  background-color: #bf8751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8751 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 135 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8751, #bfbe51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 135 81 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.09 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.52 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.81 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.27 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.57 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.65 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.43 #4078ae Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Peru
#bf8751  rgb(191, 135, 81)  hsl(29, 46%, 53%)  Peru
#5189bf  rgb(81, 137, 191)  hsl(209, 46%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#51bf87  rgb(81, 191, 135)  hsl(149, 46%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green
#8751bf  rgb(135, 81, 191)  hsl(269, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple