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#BB730B

#bb730b ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb730b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 45.1% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 35.45°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 5.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2285

Complementary

  1. #bb730b
  2. #0b53bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb730b
  2. #0babbb
  3. #1b0bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb1b0b
  2. #bb730b
  3. #abbb0b

Triadic

  1. #bb730b
  2. #0bbb73
  3. #730bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb730b
  2. #53bb0b
  3. #0b53bb
  4. #730bbb

Square

  1. #bb730b
  2. #0bbb1b
  3. #0b53bb
  4. #bb0bab

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1a02
  2. #734707
  3. #bb730b
  4. #f29c21
  5. #f6bc69

Shades

#bb730b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb730b
  2. #a8680a
  3. #965c09
  4. #835108
  5. #704507
  6. #5e3a06
  7. #4b2e04
  8. #382303
  9. #251702
  10. #130c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb730b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb730b
  2. #c28123
  3. #c98f3c
  4. #cf9d54
  5. #d6ab6d
  6. #ddb985
  7. #e4c79d
  8. #ebd5b6
  9. #f1e3ce
  10. #f8f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb730b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb730b
  2. #b57417
  3. #af7622
  4. #a9772e
  5. #a3783a
  6. #9e7a46
  7. #987b51
  8. #927c5d
  9. #8c7d69
  10. #867f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7d68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6262 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9810d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6694d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb730b {
  color: #bb730b;
}
Background
.bg-bb730b {
  background-color: #bb730b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb730b {
  border: 2px solid #bb730b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb730b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 115 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb730b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb730b, #abbb0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb730b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 115 11 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.05 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.12 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.21 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.04 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.40 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.80 #448cf4 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Ochre
#bb730b  rgb(187, 115, 11)  hsl(35, 89%, 39%)  Ochre
#0b53bb  rgb(11, 83, 187)  hsl(215, 89%, 39%)  Sapphire
#0bbb73  rgb(11, 187, 115)  hsl(155, 89%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#730bbb  rgb(115, 11, 187)  hsl(275, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet