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#B37400

#b37400 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b37400 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.49% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.2% magenta, 100% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 38.88°, with 100% saturation and 35.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #b37400
  2. #003fb3

Split complementary

  1. #b37400
  2. #0099b3
  3. #1a00b3

Analogous

  1. #b31a00
  2. #b37400
  3. #99b300

Triadic

  1. #b37400
  2. #00b374
  3. #7400b3

Tetradic

  1. #b37400
  2. #3fb300
  3. #003fb3
  4. #7400b3

Square

  1. #b37400
  2. #00b31a
  3. #003fb3
  4. #b30099

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1100
  2. #674200
  3. #b37400
  4. #ffa501
  5. #ffc04d

Shades

#b37400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b37400
  2. #a16800
  3. #8f5d00
  4. #7d5100
  5. #6b4600
  6. #5a3a00
  7. #482e00
  8. #362300
  9. #241700
  10. #120c00
  11. #000000

Tints

#b37400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b37400
  2. #bb821a
  3. #c29033
  4. #ca9e4d
  5. #d1ac66
  6. #d9ba80
  7. #e1c799
  8. #e8d5b3
  9. #f0e3cc
  10. #f7f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b37400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b37400
  2. #ae750d
  3. #a9761a
  4. #a47826
  5. #9f7933
  6. #9a7a40
  7. #947b4d
  8. #8f7c5a
  9. #8a7e66
  10. #857f73
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988707 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c46462 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c7700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a48004 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd6b4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b37400 {
  color: #b37400;
}
Background
.bg-b37400 {
  background-color: #b37400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b37400 {
  border: 2px solid #b37400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b37400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 116 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b37400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b37400, #99b300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b37400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 116 0 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.22 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.92 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.70 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.81 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.25 #4c8bff Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Ginger
#b37400  rgb(179, 116, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 35%)  Ginger
#003fb3  rgb(0, 63, 179)  hsl(219, 100%, 35%)  Persian Blue
#00b374  rgb(0, 179, 116)  hsl(159, 100%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green
#7400b3  rgb(116, 0, 179)  hsl(279, 100%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple