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#BB733F

#bb733f ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb733f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 45.1% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 66.31% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 25.16°, with 49.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2319

Complementary

  1. #bb733f
  2. #3f87bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb733f
  2. #3fbbb1
  3. #3f49bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #bb733f
  3. #bbb13f

Triadic

  1. #bb733f
  2. #3fbb73
  3. #733fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb733f
  2. #87bb3f
  3. #3f87bb
  4. #733fbb

Square

  1. #bb733f
  2. #49bb3f
  3. #3f87bb
  4. #b13fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #492d18
  2. #82502c
  3. #bb733f
  4. #d19c76
  5. #e4c5af

Shades

#bb733f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb733f
  2. #a86839
  3. #965c32
  4. #83512c
  5. #704526
  6. #5e3a20
  7. #4b2e19
  8. #382313
  9. #25170d
  10. #130c06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb733f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb733f
  2. #c28152
  3. #c98f65
  4. #cf9d79
  5. #d6ab8c
  6. #ddb99f
  7. #e4c7b2
  8. #ebd5c5
  9. #f1e3d9
  10. #f8f1ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb733f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb733f
  2. #b57446
  3. #af764c
  4. #a97753
  5. #a37859
  6. #9e7a60
  7. #987b66
  8. #927c6d
  9. #8c7d73
  10. #867f7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887b3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998b3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f783c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8823f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c56a5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb733f {
  color: #bb733f;
}
Background
.bg-bb733f {
  background-color: #bb733f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb733f {
  border: 2px solid #bb733f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb733f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 115 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb733f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb733f, #bbb13f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb733f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 115 63 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.21 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.22 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.27 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.22 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.44 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.08 #448cc0 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Copper
#bb733f  rgb(187, 115, 63)  hsl(25, 50%, 49%)  Copper
#3f87bb  rgb(63, 135, 187)  hsl(205, 50%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#3fbb73  rgb(63, 187, 115)  hsl(145, 50%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#733fbb  rgb(115, 63, 187)  hsl(265, 50%, 49%)  Purple Heart