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#BE7709

#be7709 ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be7709 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 46.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.37% magenta, 95.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 36.46°, 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #be7709
  2. #0950be

Split complementary

  1. #be7709
  2. #09abbe
  3. #1c09be

Analogous

  1. #be1c09
  2. #be7709
  3. #abbe09

Triadic

  1. #be7709
  2. #09be77
  3. #7709be

Tetradic

  1. #be7709
  2. #50be09
  3. #0950be
  4. #7709be

Square

  1. #be7709
  2. #09be1c
  3. #0950be
  4. #be09ab

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1c02
  2. #754906
  3. #be7709
  4. #f4a11f
  5. #f8bf68

Shades

#be7709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be7709
  2. #ab6b08
  3. #985f07
  4. #855306
  5. #724705
  6. #5f3c05
  7. #4c3004
  8. #392403
  9. #261802
  10. #130c01
  11. #000000

Tints

#be7709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be7709
  2. #c58522
  3. #cb923a
  4. #d2a053
  5. #d8ad6b
  6. #dfbb84
  7. #e5c99d
  8. #ecd6b5
  9. #f2e4ce
  10. #f9f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be7709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be7709
  2. #b87815
  3. #b27921
  4. #ab7a2d
  5. #a57b39
  6. #9f7c45
  7. #997c50
  8. #937d5c
  9. #8c7e68
  10. #867f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0816b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8d0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d06665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a47b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac850c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c96d50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be7709 {
  color: #be7709;
}
Background
.bg-be7709 {
  background-color: #be7709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be7709 {
  border: 2px solid #be7709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be7709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 119 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be7709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be7709, #abbe09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be7709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 119 9 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.25 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.76 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.15 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.64 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.56 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.16 #4188f6 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Ochre
#be7709  rgb(190, 119, 9)  hsl(36, 91%, 39%)  Ochre
#0950be  rgb(9, 80, 190)  hsl(216, 91%, 39%)  Sapphire
#09be77  rgb(9, 190, 119)  hsl(156, 91%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#7709be  rgb(119, 9, 190)  hsl(276, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet