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#CF8342

#cf8342 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf8342 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 51.37% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.71% magenta, 68.12% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 27.66°, with 59.49% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2989

Complementary

  1. #cf8342
  2. #428ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8342
  2. #42cfc9
  3. #4248cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4248
  2. #cf8342
  3. #cfc942

Triadic

  1. #cf8342
  2. #42cf83
  3. #8342cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8342
  2. #8ecf42
  3. #428ecf
  4. #8342cf

Square

  1. #cf8342
  2. #48cf42
  3. #428ecf
  4. #c942cf

Monochromatic

  1. #603918
  2. #9d5e28
  3. #cf8342
  4. #deab7f
  5. #eed3bc

Shades

#cf8342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8342
  2. #ba763b
  3. #a66935
  4. #915c2e
  5. #7c4f28
  6. #684221
  7. #53341a
  8. #3e2714
  9. #291a0d
  10. #150d07
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8342
  2. #d48f55
  3. #d99c68
  4. #dda87b
  5. #e2b58e
  6. #e7c1a1
  7. #eccdb3
  8. #f1dac6
  9. #f5e6d9
  10. #faf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8342
  2. #c78348
  3. #bf824e
  4. #b78255
  5. #af825b
  6. #a88261
  7. #a08167
  8. #98816d
  9. #908174
  10. #88807a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af8e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8a3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e17375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2873e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9242 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da7a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8342 {
  color: #cf8342;
}
Background
.bg-cf8342 {
  background-color: #cf8342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8342 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 131 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8342, #cfc942);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 131 66 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 1.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 2.45 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.26 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.37 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.55 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.16 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.23 #307cbd Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Peru
#cf8342  rgb(207, 131, 66)  hsl(28, 59%, 54%)  Peru
#428ecf  rgb(66, 142, 207)  hsl(208, 59%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#42cf83  rgb(66, 207, 131)  hsl(148, 59%, 54%)  Emerald
#8342cf  rgb(131, 66, 207)  hsl(268, 59%, 54%)  Blue Violet