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#C59B4E

#c59b4e ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c59b4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.32% magenta, 60.41% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 50.64% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 6.41.

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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #4e78c5

Split complementary

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #4eb4c5
  3. #5f4ec5

Analogous

  1. #c55f4e
  2. #c59b4e
  3. #b4c54e

Triadic

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #4ec59b
  3. #9b4ec5

Tetradic

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #78c54e
  3. #4e78c5
  4. #9b4ec5

Square

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #4ec55f
  3. #4e78c5
  4. #c54eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c461e
  2. #967231
  3. #c59b4e
  4. #d8bc88
  5. #ebdcc1

Shades

#c59b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #b18c46
  3. #9e7c3e
  4. #8a6d37
  5. #765d2f
  6. #634e27
  7. #4f3e1f
  8. #3b2f17
  9. #271f10
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #cba560
  3. #d1af71
  4. #d6b983
  5. #dcc395
  6. #e2cda7
  7. #e8d7b8
  8. #eee1ca
  9. #f3ebdc
  10. #f9f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59b4e
  2. #be9853
  3. #b79658
  4. #b0935d
  5. #a99062
  6. #a38e67
  7. #9c8b6c
  8. #958871
  9. #8e8576
  10. #87837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19f88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9b47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a651 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d58e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9476 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59b4e {
  color: #c59b4e;
}
Background
.bg-c59b4e {
  background-color: #c59b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59b4e {
  border: 2px solid #c59b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59b4e, #b4c54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.38 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.40 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.68 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.93 #3a64b1 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Camel
#c59b4e  rgb(197, 155, 78)  hsl(39, 51%, 54%)  Camel
#4e78c5  rgb(78, 120, 197)  hsl(219, 51%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#4ec59b  rgb(78, 197, 155)  hsl(159, 51%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9b4ec5  rgb(155, 78, 197)  hsl(279, 51%, 54%)  Purpureus