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#CF8A36

#cf8a36 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf8a36 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 54.12% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 32.94°, with 61.45% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3171

Complementary

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #367bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #36c8cf
  3. #3e36cf

Analogous

  1. #cf3e36
  2. #cf8a36
  3. #c8cf36

Triadic

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #36cf8a
  3. #8a36cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #7bcf36
  3. #367bcf
  4. #8a36cf

Square

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #36cf3e
  3. #367bcf
  4. #cf36c8

Monochromatic

  1. #573915
  2. #956224
  3. #cf8a36
  4. #deae74
  5. #ecd2b2

Shades

#cf8a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #ba7c31
  3. #a66e2b
  4. #916126
  5. #7c5320
  6. #68451b
  7. #533716
  8. #3e2910
  9. #291c0b
  10. #150e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #d4964a
  3. #d9a15e
  4. #ddad72
  5. #e2b986
  6. #e7c59b
  7. #ecd0af
  8. #f1dcc3
  9. #f5e8d7
  10. #faf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8a36
  2. #c7893d
  3. #bf8845
  4. #b7874c
  5. #af8654
  6. #a8855b
  7. #a08462
  8. #98836a
  9. #908271
  10. #888179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1937d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18f2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58d30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be9737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da8064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8a36 {
  color: #cf8a36;
}
Background
.bg-cf8a36 {
  background-color: #cf8a36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8a36 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 138 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8a36, #c8cf36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 138 54 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 3.33 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.15 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.58 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.11 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.20 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.75 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.30 #3075c9 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#cf8a36  rgb(207, 138, 54)  hsl(33, 61%, 51%)  Peru
#367bcf  rgb(54, 123, 207)  hsl(213, 61%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#36cf8a  rgb(54, 207, 138)  hsl(153, 61%, 51%)  Emerald
#8a36cf  rgb(138, 54, 207)  hsl(273, 61%, 51%)  Blue Violet