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#BB6824

#bb6824 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb6824 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 40.78% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 27.02°, with 67.71% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #bb6824
  2. #2477bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6824
  2. #24bbb4
  3. #242cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb242c
  2. #bb6824
  3. #bbb424

Triadic

  1. #bb6824
  2. #24bb68
  3. #6824bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6824
  2. #77bb24
  3. #2477bb
  4. #6824bb

Square

  1. #bb6824
  2. #2cbb24
  3. #2477bb
  4. #b424bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b210b
  2. #7b4418
  3. #bb6824
  4. #dd8f4f
  5. #e9b88f

Shades

#bb6824 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6824
  2. #a85e20
  3. #96531d
  4. #834919
  5. #703e16
  6. #5e3412
  7. #4b2a0e
  8. #381f0b
  9. #251507
  10. #130a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6824 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6824
  2. #c2773a
  3. #c98650
  4. #cf9566
  5. #d6a47c
  6. #ddb492
  7. #e4c3a7
  8. #ebd2bd
  9. #f1e1d3
  10. #f8f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6824 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6824
  2. #b56a2d
  3. #af6d36
  4. #a96f40
  5. #a37249
  6. #9e7452
  7. #98765b
  8. #927964
  9. #8c7b6e
  10. #867e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd565a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6e1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57a24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65e4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6824 {
  color: #bb6824;
}
Background
.bg-bb6824 {
  background-color: #bb6824;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6824 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6824;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6824;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 104 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6824 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6824, #bbb424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6824 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 104 36 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.94 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.97 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.29 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.12 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.54 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.85 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.28 #4497db Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Copper
#bb6824  rgb(187, 104, 36)  hsl(27, 68%, 44%)  Copper
#2477bb  rgb(36, 119, 187)  hsl(207, 68%, 44%)  French Blue
#24bb68  rgb(36, 187, 104)  hsl(147, 68%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#6824bb  rgb(104, 36, 187)  hsl(267, 68%, 44%)  Purple Heart