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#BB7828

#bb7828 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb7828 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.83% magenta, 78.61% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 32.65°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2415

Complementary

  1. #bb7828
  2. #286bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7828
  2. #28b5bb
  3. #2e28bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2e28
  2. #bb7828
  3. #b5bb28

Triadic

  1. #bb7828
  2. #28bb78
  3. #7828bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7828
  2. #6bbb28
  3. #286bbb
  4. #7828bb

Square

  1. #bb7828
  2. #28bb2e
  3. #286bbb
  4. #bb28b5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d270d
  2. #7c501b
  3. #bb7828
  4. #db9e55
  5. #e8c294

Shades

#bb7828 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7828
  2. #a86c24
  3. #966020
  4. #83541c
  5. #704818
  6. #5e3c14
  7. #4b3010
  8. #38240c
  9. #251808
  10. #130c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7828 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7828
  2. #c2863e
  3. #c99353
  4. #cfa169
  5. #d6ae7e
  6. #ddbc94
  7. #e4c9a9
  8. #ebd7bf
  9. #f1e4d4
  10. #f8f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7828 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7828
  2. #b57931
  3. #af7a3a
  4. #a97a42
  5. #a37b4b
  6. #9e7c54
  7. #987d5d
  8. #927e66
  9. #8c7e6e
  10. #867f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e816d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6868 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a27b21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c66f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7828 {
  color: #bb7828;
}
Background
.bg-bb7828 {
  background-color: #bb7828;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7828 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7828;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7828;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 120 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7828 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7828, #b5bb28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7828 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 120 40 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.62 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.29 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.45 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.42 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.79 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.88 #4487d7 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Copper
#bb7828  rgb(187, 120, 40)  hsl(33, 65%, 45%)  Copper
#286bbb  rgb(40, 107, 187)  hsl(213, 65%, 45%)  True Blue
#28bb78  rgb(40, 187, 120)  hsl(153, 65%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#7828bb  rgb(120, 40, 187)  hsl(273, 65%, 45%)  Dark Violet