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#CE8A3B

#ce8a3b ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce8a3b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 54.12% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.01% magenta, 71.36% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 32.24°, with 60% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.3161

Complementary

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #3b7fce

Split complementary

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #3bc9ce
  3. #403bce

Analogous

  1. #ce403b
  2. #ce8a3b
  3. #c9ce3b

Triadic

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #3bce8a
  3. #8a3bce

Tetradic

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #7fce3b
  3. #3b7fce
  4. #8a3bce

Square

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #3bce40
  3. #3b7fce
  4. #ce3bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3b16
  2. #976226
  3. #ce8a3b
  4. #ddaf78
  5. #edd3b5

Shades

#ce8a3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #b97c35
  3. #a56e2f
  4. #906129
  5. #7c5323
  6. #67451e
  7. #523718
  8. #3e2912
  9. #291c0c
  10. #150e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce8a3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #d3964f
  3. #d8a162
  4. #ddad76
  5. #e2b989
  6. #e7c59d
  7. #ebd0b1
  8. #f0dcc4
  9. #f5e8d8
  10. #faf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce8a3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce8a3b
  2. #c68942
  3. #be8849
  4. #b78750
  5. #af8657
  6. #a7855e
  7. #9f8464
  8. #97836b
  9. #908272
  10. #888179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0937e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08f32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48d36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd973c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d98166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce8a3b {
  color: #ce8a3b;
}
Background
.bg-ce8a3b {
  background-color: #ce8a3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce8a3b {
  border: 2px solid #ce8a3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce8a3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 138 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce8a3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce8a3b, #c9ce3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce8a3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 138 59 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.71 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.84 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.98 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.05 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.11 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.49 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.23 #3175c4 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#ce8a3b  rgb(206, 138, 59)  hsl(32, 60%, 52%)  Peru
#3b7fce  rgb(59, 127, 206)  hsl(212, 60%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#3bce8a  rgb(59, 206, 138)  hsl(152, 60%, 52%)  Emerald
#8a3bce  rgb(138, 59, 206)  hsl(272, 60%, 52%)  Dark Orchid