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#BB6D03

#bb6d03 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb6d03 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 42.75% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.71% magenta, 98.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 34.57°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2151

Complementary

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #0351bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #03adbb
  3. #1103bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1103
  2. #bb6d03
  3. #adbb03

Triadic

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #03bb6d
  3. #6d03bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #51bb03
  3. #0351bb
  4. #6d03bb

Square

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #03bb11
  3. #0351bb
  4. #bb03ad

Monochromatic

  1. #241501
  2. #704102
  3. #bb6d03
  4. #fb970f
  5. #fcb85b

Shades

#bb6d03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #a86203
  3. #965702
  4. #834c02
  5. #704102
  6. #5e3702
  7. #4b2c01
  8. #382101
  9. #251601
  10. #130b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6d03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #c27c1c
  3. #c98a35
  4. #cf994f
  5. #d6a768
  6. #ddb681
  7. #e4c59a
  8. #ebd3b3
  9. #f1e2cd
  10. #f8f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6d03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6d03
  2. #b56f10
  3. #af711c
  4. #a97329
  5. #a37535
  6. #9e7742
  7. #98784e
  8. #927a5b
  9. #8c7c67
  10. #867e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988705 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5b5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77d04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66248 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6d03 {
  color: #bb6d03;
}
Background
.bg-bb6d03 {
  background-color: #bb6d03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6d03 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6d03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6d03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 109 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6d03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6d03, #adbb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6d03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 109 3 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.39 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.77 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.98 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.70 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.11 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.36 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.43 #4492fc Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bb6d03  rgb(187, 109, 3)  hsl(35, 97%, 37%)  Ginger
#0351bb  rgb(3, 81, 187)  hsl(215, 97%, 37%)  Sapphire
#03bb6d  rgb(3, 187, 109)  hsl(155, 97%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green
#6d03bb  rgb(109, 3, 187)  hsl(275, 97%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple