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#BB6840

#bb6840 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb6840 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 40.78% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 65.78% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.51°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #bb6840
  2. #4093bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6840
  2. #40bba6
  3. #4056bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4056
  2. #bb6840
  3. #bba640

Triadic

  1. #bb6840
  2. #40bb68
  3. #6840bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6840
  2. #93bb40
  3. #4093bb
  4. #6840bb

Square

  1. #bb6840
  2. #56bb40
  3. #4093bb
  4. #a640bb

Monochromatic

  1. #492919
  2. #82482d
  3. #bb6840
  4. #d09477
  5. #e4c1b0

Shades

#bb6840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6840
  2. #a85e3a
  3. #965333
  4. #83492d
  5. #703e26
  6. #5e3420
  7. #4b2a1a
  8. #381f13
  9. #25150d
  10. #130a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6840
  2. #c27753
  3. #c98666
  4. #cf9579
  5. #d6a48c
  6. #ddb4a0
  7. #e4c3b3
  8. #ebd2c6
  9. #f1e1d9
  10. #f8f0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6840
  2. #b56a46
  3. #af6d4d
  4. #a96f53
  5. #a3725a
  6. #9e7460
  7. #987666
  8. #92796d
  9. #8c7b73
  10. #867e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a766a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f733c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93853f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc585f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6f3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47a3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55f54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6840 {
  color: #bb6840;
}
Background
.bg-bb6840 {
  background-color: #bb6840;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6840 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 104 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6840, #bba640);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 104 64 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.51 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.89 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.17 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.33 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.90 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.49 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 9.79 #4497bf Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bb6840  rgb(187, 104, 64)  hsl(20, 49%, 49%)  Chocolate
#4093bb  rgb(64, 147, 187)  hsl(200, 49%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#40bb68  rgb(64, 187, 104)  hsl(140, 49%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#6840bb  rgb(104, 64, 187)  hsl(260, 49%, 49%)  Ocean Blue