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#BB720E

#bb720e ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb720e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 34.68°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #bb720e
  2. #0e57bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb720e
  2. #0eadbb
  3. #1b0ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb1b0e
  2. #bb720e
  3. #adbb0e

Triadic

  1. #bb720e
  2. #0ebb72
  3. #720ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb720e
  2. #57bb0e
  3. #0e57bb
  4. #720ebb

Square

  1. #bb720e
  2. #0ebb1b
  3. #0e57bb
  4. #bb0ead

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1b03
  2. #744709
  3. #bb720e
  4. #ef9a27
  5. #f4bb6e

Shades

#bb720e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb720e
  2. #a8670d
  3. #965b0b
  4. #83500a
  5. #704408
  6. #5e3907
  7. #4b2e06
  8. #382204
  9. #251703
  10. #130b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb720e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb720e
  2. #c28026
  3. #c98e3e
  4. #cf9c56
  5. #d6aa6e
  6. #ddb987
  7. #e4c79f
  8. #ebd5b7
  9. #f1e3cf
  10. #f8f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb720e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb720e
  2. #b57319
  3. #af7525
  4. #a97630
  5. #a3783c
  6. #9e7947
  7. #987a52
  8. #927c5e
  9. #8c7d69
  10. #867f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7c68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98110 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6684d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb720e {
  color: #bb720e;
}
Background
.bg-bb720e {
  background-color: #bb720e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb720e {
  border: 2px solid #bb720e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb720e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb720e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb720e, #adbb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb720e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 14 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.72 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.77 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.36 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.68 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.05 #448df1 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bb720e  rgb(187, 114, 14)  hsl(35, 86%, 39%)  Ginger
#0e57bb  rgb(14, 87, 187)  hsl(215, 86%, 39%)  Sapphire
#0ebb72  rgb(14, 187, 114)  hsl(155, 86%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#720ebb  rgb(114, 14, 187)  hsl(275, 86%, 39%)  Dark Violet