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#C36617

#c36617 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c36617 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 40% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.69% magenta, 88.21% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 27.56°, with 78.9% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2117

Complementary

  1. #c36617
  2. #1774c3

Split complementary

  1. #c36617
  2. #17c3bc
  3. #171ec3

Analogous

  1. #c3171e
  2. #c36617
  3. #c3bc17

Triadic

  1. #c36617
  2. #17c366
  3. #6617c3

Tetradic

  1. #c36617
  2. #74c317
  3. #1774c3
  4. #6617c3

Square

  1. #c36617
  2. #1ec317
  3. #1774c3
  4. #bc17c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1e07
  2. #7f420f
  3. #c36617
  4. #e88c3e
  5. #f0b583

Shades

#c36617 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c36617
  2. #b05c15
  3. #9c5212
  4. #894710
  5. #753d0e
  6. #62330c
  7. #4e2909
  8. #3b1f07
  9. #271405
  10. #140a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#c36617 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c36617
  2. #c9752e
  3. #cf8545
  4. #d5945d
  5. #dba374
  6. #e1b38b
  7. #e7c2a2
  8. #edd1b9
  9. #f3e0d1
  10. #f9f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c36617 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c36617
  2. #bc6922
  3. #b66b2c
  4. #af6e37
  5. #a87041
  6. #a2734c
  7. #9b7656
  8. #947861
  9. #8d7b6b
  10. #877d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f7665 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817202 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988715 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d65158 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a06d0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7b16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf5a46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c36617 {
  color: #c36617;
}
Background
.bg-c36617 {
  background-color: #c36617;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c36617 {
  border: 2px solid #c36617;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c36617;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 102 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c36617 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c36617, #c3bc17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c36617 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 102 23 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.59 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.22 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.44 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.66 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.90 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.76 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 9.20 #3c99e8 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Chocolate
#c36617  rgb(195, 102, 23)  hsl(28, 79%, 43%)  Chocolate
#1774c3  rgb(23, 116, 195)  hsl(208, 79%, 43%)  True Blue
#17c366  rgb(23, 195, 102)  hsl(148, 79%, 43%)  Emerald
#6617c3  rgb(102, 23, 195)  hsl(268, 79%, 43%)  Han Purple