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#BC751A

#bc751a ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc751a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 45.88% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.77% magenta, 86.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 33.7°, with 75.7% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #bc751a
  2. #1a61bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc751a
  2. #1ab2bc
  3. #241abc

Analogous

  1. #bc241a
  2. #bc751a
  3. #b2bc1a

Triadic

  1. #bc751a
  2. #1abc75
  3. #751abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc751a
  2. #61bc1a
  3. #1a61bc
  4. #751abc

Square

  1. #bc751a
  2. #1abc24
  3. #1a61bc
  4. #bc1ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #362107
  2. #794b11
  3. #bc751a
  4. #e49b3e
  5. #eebe81

Shades

#bc751a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc751a
  2. #a96917
  3. #965e15
  4. #845212
  5. #714610
  6. #5e3b0d
  7. #4b2f0a
  8. #382308
  9. #261705
  10. #130c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc751a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc751a
  2. #c38331
  3. #c99148
  4. #d09e5f
  5. #d7ac76
  6. #deba8d
  7. #e4c8a3
  8. #ebd6ba
  9. #f2e3d1
  10. #f8f1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc751a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc751a
  2. #b67624
  3. #b0772e
  4. #aa7839
  5. #a47943
  6. #9e7b4d
  7. #987c57
  8. #927d61
  9. #8c7e6c
  10. #867f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7f6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6464 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1790e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa831b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c76b50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc751a {
  color: #bc751a;
}
Background
.bg-bc751a {
  background-color: #bc751a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc751a {
  border: 2px solid #bc751a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc751a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 117 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc751a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc751a, #b2bc1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc751a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 117 26 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.28 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.31 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.06 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.56 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.37 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.71 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.93 #438ae5 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Ochre
#bc751a  rgb(188, 117, 26)  hsl(34, 76%, 42%)  Ochre
#1a61bc  rgb(26, 97, 188)  hsl(214, 76%, 42%)  Denim
#1abc75  rgb(26, 188, 117)  hsl(154, 76%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#751abc  rgb(117, 26, 188)  hsl(274, 76%, 42%)  Dark Violet