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#BF8971

#bf8971 ≈ Cafe au Lait

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf8971 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 53.73% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.27% magenta, 40.84% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 18.46°, with 37.86% saturation and 59.61% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cafe au Lait (#a67b5b), ΔE 7.74.

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Relative luminance0.3016

Complementary

  1. #bf8971
  2. #71a7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf8971
  2. #71bfb0
  3. #7180bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7180
  2. #bf8971
  3. #bfb071

Triadic

  1. #bf8971
  2. #71bf89
  3. #8971bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8971
  2. #a7bf71
  3. #71a7bf
  4. #8971bf

Square

  1. #bf8971
  2. #80bf71
  3. #71a7bf
  4. #b071bf

Monochromatic

  1. #68412f
  2. #9d6147
  3. #bf8971
  4. #d7b5a6
  5. #efe1da

Shades

#bf8971 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8971
  2. #ac7b66
  3. #996e5a
  4. #86604f
  5. #735244
  6. #604539
  7. #4c372d
  8. #392922
  9. #261b17
  10. #130e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8971 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8971
  2. #c5957f
  3. #cca18d
  4. #d2ac9c
  5. #d9b8aa
  6. #dfc4b8
  7. #e5d0c6
  8. #ecdcd4
  9. #f2e7e3
  10. #f9f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8971 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8971
  2. #b98873
  3. #b28774
  4. #ac8676
  5. #a68577
  6. #a08579
  7. #99847a
  8. #93837c
  9. #8d827d
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a89188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978f6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc8083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88c70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9371 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7847c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8971 {
  color: #bf8971;
}
Background
.bg-bf8971 {
  background-color: #bf8971;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8971 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8971;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8971;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 137 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8971 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8971, #bfb071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8971 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 137 113 / 0.35);
}

#a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.74 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.79 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.16 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.55 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.52 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.96 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.13 #40768e Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cafe au Lait
#bf8971  rgb(191, 137, 113)  hsl(18, 38%, 60%)  Cafe au Lait
#71a7bf  rgb(113, 167, 191)  hsl(198, 38%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#71bf89  rgb(113, 191, 137)  hsl(138, 38%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8971bf  rgb(137, 113, 191)  hsl(258, 38%, 60%)  Medium Purple