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#BE6C09

#be6c09 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be6c09 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 42.35% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.16% magenta, 95.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 32.82°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2169

Complementary

  1. #be6c09
  2. #095bbe

Split complementary

  1. #be6c09
  2. #09b5be
  3. #1209be

Analogous

  1. #be1209
  2. #be6c09
  3. #b5be09

Triadic

  1. #be6c09
  2. #09be6c
  3. #6c09be

Tetradic

  1. #be6c09
  2. #5bbe09
  3. #095bbe
  4. #6c09be

Square

  1. #be6c09
  2. #09be12
  3. #095bbe
  4. #be09b5

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1902
  2. #754206
  3. #be6c09
  4. #f4941f
  5. #f8b768

Shades

#be6c09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be6c09
  2. #ab6108
  3. #985607
  4. #854c06
  5. #724105
  6. #5f3605
  7. #4c2b04
  8. #392003
  9. #261602
  10. #130b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be6c09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be6c09
  2. #c57b22
  3. #cb893a
  4. #d29853
  5. #d8a76b
  6. #dfb684
  7. #e5c49d
  8. #ecd3b5
  9. #f2e2ce
  10. #f9f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be6c09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be6c09
  2. #b86e15
  3. #b27021
  4. #ab722d
  5. #a57439
  6. #9f7645
  7. #997850
  8. #937a5c
  9. #8c7c68
  10. #867e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99880a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1595c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a97e0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be6c09 {
  color: #be6c09;
}
Background
.bg-be6c09 {
  background-color: #be6c09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be6c09 {
  border: 2px solid #be6c09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be6c09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 108 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be6c09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be6c09, #b5be09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be6c09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 108 9 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.70 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.34 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.35 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.79 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.11 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 9.21 #4193f6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Ginger
#be6c09  rgb(190, 108, 9)  hsl(33, 91%, 39%)  Ginger
#095bbe  rgb(9, 91, 190)  hsl(213, 91%, 39%)  Denim
#09be6c  rgb(9, 190, 108)  hsl(153, 91%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c09be  rgb(108, 9, 190)  hsl(273, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet