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#BC6212

#bc6212 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc6212 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.43% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.87% magenta, 90.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.24°, with 82.52% saturation and 40.39% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #bc6212
  2. #126cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6212
  2. #12bcb7
  3. #1217bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1217
  2. #bc6212
  3. #bcb712

Triadic

  1. #bc6212
  2. #12bc62
  3. #6212bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6212
  2. #6cbc12
  3. #126cbc
  4. #6212bc

Square

  1. #bc6212
  2. #17bc12
  3. #126cbc
  4. #b712bc

Monochromatic

  1. #301905
  2. #763e0b
  3. #bc6212
  4. #eb882f
  5. #f2b075

Shades

#bc6212 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6212
  2. #a95810
  3. #964e0e
  4. #84450d
  5. #713b0b
  6. #5e3109
  7. #4b2707
  8. #381d05
  9. #261404
  10. #130a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6212 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6212
  2. #c3722a
  3. #c98141
  4. #d09159
  5. #d7a171
  6. #deb189
  7. #e4c0a0
  8. #ebd0b8
  9. #f2e0d0
  10. #f8efe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6212 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6212
  2. #b6651d
  3. #b06828
  4. #aa6b33
  5. #a46e3e
  6. #9e7149
  7. #987454
  8. #92775f
  9. #8c7a6a
  10. #867d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928210 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4d54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6905 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57711 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75643 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6212 {
  color: #bc6212;
}
Background
.bg-bc6212 {
  background-color: #bc6212;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6212 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6212;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6212;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 98 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6212 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6212, #bcb712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6212 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 98 18 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.84 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.35 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.46 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.75 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.14 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.17 #439ded Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ginger
#bc6212  rgb(188, 98, 18)  hsl(28, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#126cbc  rgb(18, 108, 188)  hsl(208, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#12bc62  rgb(18, 188, 98)  hsl(148, 83%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#6212bc  rgb(98, 18, 188)  hsl(268, 83%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple