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#BC661C

#bc661c ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc661c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 40% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.74% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 27.75°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.2028

Complementary

  1. #bc661c
  2. #1c72bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc661c
  2. #1cbcb6
  3. #1c22bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1c22
  2. #bc661c
  3. #bcb61c

Triadic

  1. #bc661c
  2. #1cbc66
  3. #661cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc661c
  2. #72bc1c
  3. #1c72bc
  4. #661cbc

Square

  1. #bc661c
  2. #22bc1c
  3. #1c72bc
  4. #b61cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #371e08
  2. #794212
  3. #bc661c
  4. #e38c42
  5. #edb584

Shades

#bc661c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc661c
  2. #a95c19
  3. #965216
  4. #844714
  5. #713d11
  6. #5e330e
  7. #4b290b
  8. #381f08
  9. #261406
  10. #130a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc661c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc661c
  2. #c37533
  3. #c98549
  4. #d09460
  5. #d7a377
  6. #deb38e
  7. #e4c2a4
  8. #ebd1bb
  9. #f2e0d2
  10. #f8f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc661c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc661c
  2. #b66926
  3. #b06b30
  4. #aa6e3a
  5. #a47044
  6. #9e734e
  7. #987658
  8. #927862
  9. #8c7b6c
  10. #867d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7464 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80700d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94841b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5358 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6c14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6791b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75b47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc661c {
  color: #bc661c;
}
Background
.bg-bc661c {
  background-color: #bc661c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc661c {
  border: 2px solid #bc661c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc661c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 102 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc661c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc661c, #bcb61c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc661c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 102 28 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 4.55 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.84 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.97 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.17 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.21 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.15 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.71 #4399e3 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Copper
#bc661c  rgb(188, 102, 28)  hsl(28, 74%, 42%)  Copper
#1c72bc  rgb(28, 114, 188)  hsl(208, 74%, 42%)  French Blue
#1cbc66  rgb(28, 188, 102)  hsl(148, 74%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#661cbc  rgb(102, 28, 188)  hsl(268, 74%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple