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#B9700A

#b9700a ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9700a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.46% magenta, 94.59% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 34.97°, with 89.74% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2192

Complementary

  1. #b9700a
  2. #0a53b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9700a
  2. #0aabb9
  3. #190ab9

Analogous

  1. #b9190a
  2. #b9700a
  3. #abb90a

Triadic

  1. #b9700a
  2. #0ab970
  3. #700ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9700a
  2. #53b90a
  3. #0a53b9
  4. #700ab9

Square

  1. #b9700a
  2. #0ab919
  3. #0a53b9
  4. #b90aab

Monochromatic

  1. #281802
  2. #704406
  3. #b9700a
  4. #f3991d
  5. #f7ba65

Shades

#b9700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9700a
  2. #a76509
  3. #945a08
  4. #824e07
  5. #6f4306
  6. #5d3805
  7. #4a2d04
  8. #382203
  9. #251602
  10. #130b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9700a
  2. #c07e23
  3. #c78d3b
  4. #ce9b54
  5. #d5a96c
  6. #dcb885
  7. #e3c69d
  8. #ead4b6
  9. #f1e2ce
  10. #f8f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9700a
  2. #b37216
  3. #ae7322
  4. #a8752d
  5. #a27639
  6. #9d7845
  7. #977a51
  8. #917b5d
  9. #8b7d68
  10. #867e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7b66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99880d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb5f5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77f0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4664b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9700a {
  color: #b9700a;
}
Background
.bg-b9700a {
  background-color: #b9700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9700a {
  border: 2px solid #b9700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9700a, #abb90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.03 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.83 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.24 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.53 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.99 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.10 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.11 #468ff5 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Ginger
#b9700a  rgb(185, 112, 10)  hsl(35, 90%, 38%)  Ginger
#0a53b9  rgb(10, 83, 185)  hsl(215, 90%, 38%)  Sapphire
#0ab970  rgb(10, 185, 112)  hsl(155, 90%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#700ab9  rgb(112, 10, 185)  hsl(275, 90%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple