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#B17840

#b17840 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b17840 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 47.06% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 63.84% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 29.73°, with 46.89% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2315

Complementary

  1. #b17840
  2. #4079b1

Split complementary

  1. #b17840
  2. #40b1b0
  3. #4040b1

Analogous

  1. #b14040
  2. #b17840
  3. #b1b040

Triadic

  1. #b17840
  2. #40b178
  3. #7840b1

Tetradic

  1. #b17840
  2. #79b140
  3. #4079b1
  4. #7840b1

Square

  1. #b17840
  2. #40b140
  3. #4079b1
  4. #b040b1

Monochromatic

  1. #412c17
  2. #79522c
  3. #b17840
  4. #cc9e72
  5. #e0c5aa

Shades

#b17840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b17840
  2. #9f6c3a
  3. #8e6033
  4. #7c542d
  5. #6a4826
  6. #593c20
  7. #47301a
  8. #352413
  9. #23180d
  10. #120c06
  11. #000000

Tints

#b17840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b17840
  2. #b98653
  3. #c19366
  4. #c8a179
  5. #d0ae8c
  6. #d8bca0
  7. #e0c9b3
  8. #e8d7c6
  9. #efe4d9
  10. #f7f2ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b17840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b17840
  2. #ac7946
  3. #a77a4d
  4. #a27a53
  5. #9d7b5a
  6. #997c60
  7. #947d66
  8. #8f7e6d
  9. #8a7e73
  10. #857f7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7c3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978941 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c06b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b7b3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28340 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba715d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b17840 {
  color: #b17840;
}
Background
.bg-b17840 {
  background-color: #b17840;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b17840 {
  border: 2px solid #b17840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b17840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 120 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 47% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b17840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b17840, #b1b040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b17840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 120 64 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 2.93 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.38 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.56 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.69 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.86 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.84 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.33 #4e87bf Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Copper
#b17840  rgb(177, 120, 64)  hsl(30, 47%, 47%)  Copper
#4079b1  rgb(64, 121, 177)  hsl(210, 47%, 47%)  Tufts Blue
#40b178  rgb(64, 177, 120)  hsl(150, 47%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#7840b1  rgb(120, 64, 177)  hsl(270, 47%, 47%)  Purple Heart