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#BB6111

#bb6111 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb6111 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 38.04% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.13% magenta, 90.91% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 28.24°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1915

Complementary

  1. #bb6111
  2. #116bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6111
  2. #11bbb6
  3. #1116bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1116
  2. #bb6111
  3. #bbb611

Triadic

  1. #bb6111
  2. #11bb61
  3. #6111bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6111
  2. #6bbb11
  3. #116bbb
  4. #6111bb

Square

  1. #bb6111
  2. #16bb11
  3. #116bbb
  4. #b611bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1804
  2. #753d0b
  3. #bb6111
  4. #ec872d
  5. #f2af73

Shades

#bb6111 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6111
  2. #a8570f
  3. #964e0e
  4. #83440c
  5. #703a0a
  6. #5e3109
  7. #4b2707
  8. #381d05
  9. #251303
  10. #130a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6111 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6111
  2. #c27129
  3. #c98141
  4. #cf9058
  5. #d6a070
  6. #ddb088
  7. #e4c0a0
  8. #ebd0b8
  9. #f1dfcf
  10. #f8efe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6111 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6111
  2. #b5641c
  3. #af6727
  4. #a96a32
  5. #a36d3d
  6. #9e7149
  7. #987454
  8. #92775f
  9. #8c7a6a
  10. #867d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c6d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91810f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4c53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996804 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47610 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65542 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6111 {
  color: #bb6111;
}
Background
.bg-bb6111 {
  background-color: #bb6111;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6111 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6111;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6111;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 97 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6111 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6111, #bbb611);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6111 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 97 17 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.84 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.40 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.64 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.01 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.51 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.58 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.09 #449eee Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bb6111  rgb(187, 97, 17)  hsl(28, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#116bbb  rgb(17, 107, 187)  hsl(208, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#11bb61  rgb(17, 187, 97)  hsl(148, 83%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#6111bb  rgb(97, 17, 187)  hsl(268, 83%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple