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#BC6315

#bc6315 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc6315 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.82% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.34% magenta, 88.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.02°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #bc6315
  2. #156ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6315
  2. #15bcb6
  3. #151bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc151b
  2. #bc6315
  3. #bcb615

Triadic

  1. #bc6315
  2. #15bc63
  3. #6315bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6315
  2. #6ebc15
  3. #156ebc
  4. #6315bc

Square

  1. #bc6315
  2. #1bbc15
  3. #156ebc
  4. #b615bc

Monochromatic

  1. #321b06
  2. #773f0d
  3. #bc6315
  4. #e88935
  5. #f0b17a

Shades

#bc6315 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6315
  2. #a95913
  3. #964f11
  4. #84450f
  5. #713b0d
  6. #5e320b
  7. #4b2808
  8. #381e06
  9. #261404
  10. #130a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6315 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6315
  2. #c3732c
  3. #c98244
  4. #d0925b
  5. #d7a173
  6. #deb18a
  7. #e4c1a1
  8. #ebd0b9
  9. #f2e0d0
  10. #f8efe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6315 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6315
  2. #b66620
  3. #b0692a
  4. #aa6c35
  5. #a46f40
  6. #9e724b
  7. #987455
  8. #927760
  9. #8c7a6b
  10. #867d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d6e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938313 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6a0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57714 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75844 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6315 {
  color: #bc6315;
}
Background
.bg-bc6315 {
  background-color: #bc6315;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6315 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6315;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6315;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 99 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6315 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6315, #bcb615);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6315 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 99 21 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.84 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.22 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.45 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.60 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.91 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.96 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.14 #439cea Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ginger
#bc6315  rgb(188, 99, 21)  hsl(28, 80%, 41%)  Ginger
#156ebc  rgb(21, 110, 188)  hsl(208, 80%, 41%)  French Blue
#15bc63  rgb(21, 188, 99)  hsl(148, 80%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#6315bc  rgb(99, 21, 188)  hsl(268, 80%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple