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#BB7248

#bb7248 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7248 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 21.91°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2307

Complementary

  1. #bb7248
  2. #4891bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7248
  2. #48bbab
  3. #4857bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4857
  2. #bb7248
  3. #bbab48

Triadic

  1. #bb7248
  2. #48bb72
  3. #7248bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7248
  2. #91bb48
  3. #4891bb
  4. #7248bb

Square

  1. #bb7248
  2. #57bb48
  3. #4891bb
  4. #ab48bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2e1d
  2. #855031
  3. #bb7248
  4. #d09d80
  5. #e4c8b8

Shades

#bb7248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7248
  2. #a86741
  3. #965b3a
  4. #835032
  5. #70442b
  6. #5e3924
  7. #4b2e1d
  8. #382216
  9. #25170e
  10. #130b07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7248
  2. #c2805a
  3. #c98e6d
  4. #cf9c7f
  5. #d6aa91
  6. #ddb9a4
  7. #e4c7b6
  8. #ebd5c8
  9. #f1e3da
  10. #f8f1ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7248
  2. #b5734e
  3. #af7553
  4. #a97659
  5. #a3785e
  6. #9e7964
  7. #987a6a
  8. #927c6f
  9. #8c7d75
  10. #867f7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867a44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988a48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb6468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78148 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56a5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7248 {
  color: #bb7248;
}
Background
.bg-bb7248 {
  background-color: #bb7248;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7248 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7248, #bbab48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 72 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 5.99 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.09 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.25 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.26 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.74 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.97 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.24 #448db7 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Copper
#bb7248  rgb(187, 114, 72)  hsl(22, 46%, 51%)  Copper
#4891bb  rgb(72, 145, 187)  hsl(202, 46%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#48bb72  rgb(72, 187, 114)  hsl(142, 46%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#7248bb  rgb(114, 72, 187)  hsl(262, 46%, 51%)  Royal Purple