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#BC751E

#bc751e ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc751e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 45.88% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.77% magenta, 84.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 33.04°, with 72.48% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2351

Complementary

  1. #bc751e
  2. #1e65bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc751e
  2. #1eb4bc
  3. #261ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc261e
  2. #bc751e
  3. #b4bc1e

Triadic

  1. #bc751e
  2. #1ebc75
  3. #751ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc751e
  2. #65bc1e
  3. #1e65bc
  4. #751ebc

Square

  1. #bc751e
  2. #1ebc26
  3. #1e65bc
  4. #bc1eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #382309
  2. #7a4c13
  3. #bc751e
  4. #e19b45
  5. #ecbf87

Shades

#bc751e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc751e
  2. #a9691b
  3. #965e18
  4. #845215
  5. #714612
  6. #5e3b0f
  7. #4b2f0c
  8. #382309
  9. #261706
  10. #130c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc751e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc751e
  2. #c38335
  3. #c9914b
  4. #d09e62
  5. #d7ac78
  6. #deba8f
  7. #e4c8a5
  8. #ebd6bc
  9. #f2e3d2
  10. #f8f1e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc751e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc751e
  2. #b67628
  3. #b07732
  4. #aa783b
  5. #a47945
  6. #9e7b4f
  7. #987c59
  8. #927d63
  9. #8c7e6c
  10. #867f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7f6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a17914 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa831f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c76b51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc751e {
  color: #bc751e;
}
Background
.bg-bc751e {
  background-color: #bc751e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc751e {
  border: 2px solid #bc751e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc751e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 117 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc751e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc751e, #b4bc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc751e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 117 30 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.83 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.02 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.81 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.54 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.13 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.64 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.77 #438ae1 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Copper
#bc751e  rgb(188, 117, 30)  hsl(33, 72%, 43%)  Copper
#1e65bc  rgb(30, 101, 188)  hsl(213, 72%, 43%)  Denim
#1ebc75  rgb(30, 188, 117)  hsl(153, 72%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#751ebc  rgb(117, 30, 188)  hsl(273, 72%, 43%)  Dark Violet