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#BC6830

#bc6830 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc6830 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 40.78% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.68% magenta, 74.47% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 59.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2081

Complementary

  1. #bc6830
  2. #3084bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6830
  2. #30bcae
  3. #303ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc303e
  2. #bc6830
  3. #bcae30

Triadic

  1. #bc6830
  2. #30bc68
  3. #6830bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6830
  2. #84bc30
  3. #3084bc
  4. #6830bc

Square

  1. #bc6830
  2. #3ebc30
  3. #3084bc
  4. #ae30bc

Monochromatic

  1. #422511
  2. #7f4620
  3. #bc6830
  4. #d79162
  5. #e6bb9f

Shades

#bc6830 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6830
  2. #a95e2b
  3. #965326
  4. #844922
  5. #713e1d
  6. #5e3418
  7. #4b2a13
  8. #381f0e
  9. #26150a
  10. #130a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6830 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6830
  2. #c37745
  3. #c98659
  4. #d0956e
  5. #d7a483
  6. #deb498
  7. #e4c3ac
  8. #ebd2c1
  9. #f2e1d6
  10. #f8f0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6830 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6830
  2. #b66a38
  3. #b06d40
  4. #aa6f48
  5. #a47250
  6. #9e7458
  7. #987660
  8. #927968
  9. #8c7b70
  10. #867e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94852f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce565c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6e2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67b30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75e4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6830 {
  color: #bc6830;
}
Background
.bg-bc6830 {
  background-color: #bc6830;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6830 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6830;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6830;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 104 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6830 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6830, #bcae30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6830 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 104 48 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.92 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.12 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.12 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.53 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.67 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.87 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.04 #4397cf Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bc6830  rgb(188, 104, 48)  hsl(24, 59%, 46%)  Chocolate
#3084bc  rgb(48, 132, 188)  hsl(204, 59%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#30bc68  rgb(48, 188, 104)  hsl(144, 59%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#6830bc  rgb(104, 48, 188)  hsl(264, 59%, 46%)  Purple Heart