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#BB6722

#bb6722 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb6722 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 40.39% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.92% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 27.06°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2038

Complementary

  1. #bb6722
  2. #2276bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6722
  2. #22bbb3
  3. #2229bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2229
  2. #bb6722
  3. #bbb322

Triadic

  1. #bb6722
  2. #22bb67
  3. #6722bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6722
  2. #76bb22
  3. #2276bb
  4. #6722bb

Square

  1. #bb6722
  2. #29bb22
  3. #2276bb
  4. #b322bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a200a
  2. #7a4316
  3. #bb6722
  4. #de8e4b
  5. #eab68c

Shades

#bb6722 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6722
  2. #a85d1f
  3. #96521b
  4. #834818
  5. #703e14
  6. #5e3411
  7. #4b290e
  8. #381f0a
  9. #251507
  10. #130a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6722 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6722
  2. #c27638
  3. #c9854e
  4. #cf9564
  5. #d6a47a
  6. #ddb391
  7. #e4c2a7
  8. #ebd1bd
  9. #f1e1d3
  10. #f8f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6722 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6722
  2. #b56a2b
  3. #af6c35
  4. #a96f3e
  5. #a37148
  6. #9e7451
  7. #98765a
  8. #927964
  9. #8c7b6d
  10. #867e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7564 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807117 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948421 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57a22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65c49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6722 {
  color: #bb6722;
}
Background
.bg-bb6722 {
  background-color: #bb6722;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6722 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6722;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6722;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 103 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6722 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6722, #bbb322);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6722 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 103 34 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 4.23 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.99 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.22 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.31 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.31 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.56 #4498dd Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Copper
#bb6722  rgb(187, 103, 34)  hsl(27, 69%, 43%)  Copper
#2276bb  rgb(34, 118, 187)  hsl(207, 69%, 43%)  French Blue
#22bb67  rgb(34, 187, 103)  hsl(147, 69%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#6722bb  rgb(103, 34, 187)  hsl(267, 69%, 43%)  Purple Heart