Close to Cafe au Lait
#A38457
#A38457 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Cafe au Lait. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 51.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 36°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A38457.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A38457 as they’d see it.
#A38457 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A38457
What color is #A38457?
#A38457 is a mid-tone, muted orange, close to the color Cafe au Lait. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 51.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 36°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A38457 in RGB?
#A38457 is rgb(163, 132, 87): 163 red, 132 green, and 87 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A38457 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 47, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A38457?
PANTONE 456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A38457?
Its complement #6A8BBC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.