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#cf8a4c ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf8a4c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 63.29% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 28.4°, with 57.71% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3196

Complementary

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #4c91cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #4ccfcc
  3. #4c4fcf

Analogous

  1. #cf4c4f
  2. #cf8a4c
  3. #cfcc4c

Triadic

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #4ccf8a
  3. #8a4ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #91cf4c
  3. #4c91cf
  4. #8a4ccf

Square

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #4fcf4c
  3. #4c91cf
  4. #cc4ccf

Monochromatic

  1. #673f1b
  2. #a3642c
  3. #cf8a4c
  4. #dfb188
  5. #efd9c5

Shades

#cf8a4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #ba7c44
  3. #a66e3d
  4. #916135
  5. #7c532e
  6. #684526
  7. #53371e
  8. #3e2917
  9. #291c0f
  10. #150e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8a4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #d4965e
  3. #d9a170
  4. #ddad82
  5. #e2b994
  6. #e7c5a6
  7. #ecd0b7
  8. #f1dcc9
  9. #f5e8db
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8a4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8a4c
  2. #c78951
  3. #bf8856
  4. #b7875c
  5. #af8661
  6. #a88566
  7. #a0846b
  8. #988370
  9. #908276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09f4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e17b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48e49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd974c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da816c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8a4c {
  color: #cf8a4c;
}
Background
.bg-cf8a4c {
  background-color: #cf8a4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8a4c {
  border: 2px solid #cf8a4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8a4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 138 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8a4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8a4c, #cfcc4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8a4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 138 76 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.05 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.02 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.92 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.35 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.25 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.74 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.68 #3075b3 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#cf8a4c  rgb(207, 138, 76)  hsl(28, 58%, 55%)  Peru
#4c91cf  rgb(76, 145, 207)  hsl(208, 58%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#4ccf8a  rgb(76, 207, 138)  hsl(148, 58%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a4ccf  rgb(138, 76, 207)  hsl(268, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid