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#BD6412

#bd6412 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd6412 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 39.22% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 90.48% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 28.77°, with 82.61% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1998

Complementary

  1. #bd6412
  2. #126bbd

Split complementary

  1. #bd6412
  2. #12bdba
  3. #1216bd

Analogous

  1. #bd1216
  2. #bd6412
  3. #bdba12

Triadic

  1. #bd6412
  2. #12bd64
  3. #6412bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd6412
  2. #6bbd12
  3. #126bbd
  4. #6412bd

Square

  1. #bd6412
  2. #16bd12
  3. #126bbd
  4. #ba12bd

Monochromatic

  1. #311a05
  2. #773f0b
  3. #bd6412
  4. #eb8a30
  5. #f2b176

Shades

#bd6412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd6412
  2. #aa5a10
  3. #97500e
  4. #84460d
  5. #713c0b
  6. #5f3209
  7. #4c2807
  8. #391e05
  9. #261404
  10. #130a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd6412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd6412
  2. #c4742a
  3. #ca8341
  4. #d19359
  5. #d7a271
  6. #deb289
  7. #e5c1a0
  8. #ebd1b8
  9. #f2e0d0
  10. #f8f0e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd6412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd6412
  2. #b7671d
  3. #b16a28
  4. #ab6c33
  5. #a56f3e
  6. #9f7249
  7. #987554
  8. #92785f
  9. #8c7a6a
  10. #867d75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7362 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948310 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d05056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b6b05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67811 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c85944 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd6412 {
  color: #bd6412;
}
Background
.bg-bd6412 {
  background-color: #bd6412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd6412 {
  border: 2px solid #bd6412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd6412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 100 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd6412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd6412, #bdba12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd6412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 100 18 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.53 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.15 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.24 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.96 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.53 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.05 #429bed Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ginger
#bd6412  rgb(189, 100, 18)  hsl(29, 83%, 41%)  Ginger
#126bbd  rgb(18, 107, 189)  hsl(209, 83%, 41%)  French Blue
#12bd64  rgb(18, 189, 100)  hsl(149, 83%, 41%)  Emerald
#6412bd  rgb(100, 18, 189)  hsl(269, 83%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple