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#CF8A42

#cf8a42 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf8a42 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 68.12% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 30.64°, 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3184

Complementary

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #4287cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #42cdcf
  3. #4442cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4442
  2. #cf8a42
  3. #cdcf42

Triadic

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #42cf8a
  3. #8a42cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #87cf42
  3. #4287cf
  4. #8a42cf

Square

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #42cf44
  3. #4287cf
  4. #cf42cd

Monochromatic

  1. #603d18
  2. #9d6328
  3. #cf8a42
  4. #deb07f
  5. #eed6bc

Shades

#cf8a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #ba7c3b
  3. #a66e35
  4. #91612e
  5. #7c5328
  6. #684521
  7. #53371a
  8. #3e2914
  9. #291c0d
  10. #150e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #d49655
  3. #d9a168
  4. #ddad7b
  5. #e2b98e
  6. #e7c5a1
  7. #ecd0b3
  8. #f1dcc6
  9. #f5e8d9
  10. #faf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8a42
  2. #c78948
  3. #bf884e
  4. #b78755
  5. #af865b
  6. #a88561
  7. #a08467
  8. #98836d
  9. #908274
  10. #88817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1937f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08f3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e17a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58d3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da8168 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8a42 {
  color: #cf8a42;
}
Background
.bg-cf8a42 {
  background-color: #cf8a42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8a42 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 138 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8a42, #cdcf42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 138 66 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 1.68 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.73 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.82 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.36 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.44 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.65 #3075bd Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#cf8a42  rgb(207, 138, 66)  hsl(31, 59%, 54%)  Peru
#4287cf  rgb(66, 135, 207)  hsl(211, 59%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#42cf8a  rgb(66, 207, 138)  hsl(151, 59%, 54%)  Emerald
#8a42cf  rgb(138, 66, 207)  hsl(271, 59%, 54%)  Dark Orchid