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#B6600A

#b6600a ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6600a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 37.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.25% magenta, 94.51% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 89.58% saturation and 37.65% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1833

Complementary

  1. #b6600a
  2. #0a60b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6600a
  2. #0ab6b6
  3. #0a0ab6

Analogous

  1. #b60a0a
  2. #b6600a
  3. #b6b60a

Triadic

  1. #b6600a
  2. #0ab660
  3. #600ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6600a
  2. #60b60a
  3. #0a60b6
  4. #600ab6

Square

  1. #b6600a
  2. #0ab60a
  3. #0a60b6
  4. #b60ab6

Monochromatic

  1. #251402
  2. #6d3a06
  3. #b6600a
  4. #f2861a
  5. #f6ad63

Shades

#b6600a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6600a
  2. #a45609
  3. #924d08
  4. #7f4307
  5. #6d3a06
  6. #5b3005
  7. #492604
  8. #371d03
  9. #241302
  10. #120a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6600a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6600a
  2. #bd7023
  3. #c5803b
  4. #cc9054
  5. #d3a06c
  6. #dbb085
  7. #e2bf9d
  8. #e9cfb6
  9. #f0dfce
  10. #f8efe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6600a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6600a
  2. #b16316
  3. #ab6622
  4. #a66a2d
  5. #a06d39
  6. #9b7045
  7. #967351
  8. #90765d
  9. #8b7a68
  10. #857d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c84c52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #966700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a07309 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15540 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6600a {
  color: #b6600a;
}
Background
.bg-b6600a {
  background-color: #b6600a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6600a {
  border: 2px solid #b6600a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6600a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 96 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6600a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6600a, #b6b60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6600a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 96 10 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.66 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.29 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.57 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.05 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.13 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.82 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.18 #499ff5 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ginger
#b6600a  rgb(182, 96, 10)  hsl(30, 90%, 38%)  Ginger
#0a60b6  rgb(10, 96, 182)  hsl(210, 90%, 38%)  Denim
#0ab660  rgb(10, 182, 96)  hsl(150, 90%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#600ab6  rgb(96, 10, 182)  hsl(270, 90%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple