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#BB770C

#bb770c ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb770c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 46.67% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 36.69°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 5.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #bb770c
  2. #0c50bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb770c
  2. #0ca7bb
  3. #200cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb200c
  2. #bb770c
  3. #a7bb0c

Triadic

  1. #bb770c
  2. #0cbb77
  3. #770cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb770c
  2. #50bb0c
  3. #0c50bb
  4. #770cbb

Square

  1. #bb770c
  2. #0cbb20
  3. #0c50bb
  4. #bb0ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1c03
  2. #734907
  3. #bb770c
  4. #f1a123
  5. #f5bf6b

Shades

#bb770c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb770c
  2. #a86b0b
  3. #965f0a
  4. #835308
  5. #704707
  6. #5e3c06
  7. #4b3005
  8. #382404
  9. #251802
  10. #130c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb770c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb770c
  2. #c28524
  3. #c9923d
  4. #cfa055
  5. #d6ad6d
  6. #ddbb86
  7. #e4c99e
  8. #ebd6b6
  9. #f1e4ce
  10. #f8f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb770c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb770c
  2. #b57818
  3. #af7923
  4. #a97a2f
  5. #a37b3a
  6. #9e7c46
  7. #987c52
  8. #927d5d
  9. #8c7e69
  10. #867f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e806a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8c11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a27a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa840f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66d50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb770c {
  color: #bb770c;
}
Background
.bg-bb770c {
  background-color: #bb770c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb770c {
  border: 2px solid #bb770c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb770c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 119 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb770c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb770c, #a7bb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb770c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 119 12 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.87 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.25 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.26 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.59 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.12 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.30 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.82 #4488f3 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Ochre
#bb770c  rgb(187, 119, 12)  hsl(37, 88%, 39%)  Ochre
#0c50bb  rgb(12, 80, 187)  hsl(217, 88%, 39%)  Sapphire
#0cbb77  rgb(12, 187, 119)  hsl(157, 88%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#770cbb  rgb(119, 12, 187)  hsl(277, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet