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#BC600C

#bc600c ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc600c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 37.65% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.94% magenta, 93.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.64°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #bc600c
  2. #0c68bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc600c
  2. #0cbcb8
  3. #0c10bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0c10
  2. #bc600c
  3. #bcb80c

Triadic

  1. #bc600c
  2. #0cbc60
  3. #600cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc600c
  2. #68bc0c
  3. #0c68bc
  4. #600cbc

Square

  1. #bc600c
  2. #10bc0c
  3. #0c68bc
  4. #b80cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1703
  2. #743b07
  3. #bc600c
  4. #f18624
  5. #f6ad6b

Shades

#bc600c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc600c
  2. #a9560b
  3. #964d0a
  4. #844308
  5. #713a07
  6. #5e3006
  7. #4b2605
  8. #381d04
  9. #261302
  10. #130a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc600c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc600c
  2. #c37024
  3. #c9803d
  4. #d09055
  5. #d7a06d
  6. #deb086
  7. #e4bf9e
  8. #ebcfb6
  9. #f2dfce
  10. #f8efe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc600c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc600c
  2. #b66318
  3. #b06623
  4. #aa6a2f
  5. #a46d3a
  6. #9e7046
  7. #987352
  8. #92765d
  9. #8c7a69
  10. #867d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918109 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4b52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4750a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75441 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc600c {
  color: #bc600c;
}
Background
.bg-bc600c {
  background-color: #bc600c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc600c {
  border: 2px solid #bc600c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc600c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 96 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc600c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc600c, #bcb80c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc600c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 96 12 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.97 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.17 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.63 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.35 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.64 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.77 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 10.02 #439ff3 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bc600c  rgb(188, 96, 12)  hsl(29, 88%, 39%)  Ginger
#0c68bc  rgb(12, 104, 188)  hsl(209, 88%, 39%)  Denim
#0cbc60  rgb(12, 188, 96)  hsl(149, 88%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#600cbc  rgb(96, 12, 188)  hsl(269, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue