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#C38121

#c38121 ≈ Bronze

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c38121 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 50.59% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.85% magenta, 83.08% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 35.56°, with 71.05% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bronze (#cd7f32), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #c38121
  2. #2163c3

Split complementary

  1. #c38121
  2. #21b4c3
  3. #3021c3

Analogous

  1. #c33021
  2. #c38121
  3. #b4c321

Triadic

  1. #c38121
  2. #21c381
  3. #8121c3

Tetradic

  1. #c38121
  2. #63c321
  3. #2163c3
  4. #8121c3

Square

  1. #c38121
  2. #21c330
  3. #2163c3
  4. #c321b4

Monochromatic

  1. #402a0b
  2. #825616
  3. #c38121
  4. #e1a64f
  5. #ecc791

Shades

#c38121 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c38121
  2. #b0741e
  3. #9c671a
  4. #895a17
  5. #754d14
  6. #624111
  7. #4e340d
  8. #3b270a
  9. #271a07
  10. #140d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c38121 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c38121
  2. #c98e37
  3. #cf9a4d
  4. #d5a764
  5. #dbb37a
  6. #e1c090
  7. #e7cda6
  8. #edd9bc
  9. #f3e6d3
  10. #f9f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c38121 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c38121
  2. #bc812b
  3. #b68134
  4. #af813e
  5. #a88147
  6. #a28151
  7. #9b805a
  8. #948064
  9. #8d806d
  10. #878077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a68a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97860b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79524 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5716f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab8416 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38e23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce775a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c38121 {
  color: #c38121;
}
Background
.bg-c38121 {
  background-color: #c38121;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c38121 {
  border: 2px solid #c38121;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c38121;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 129 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c38121 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c38121, #b4c321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c38121 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 129 33 / 0.35);
}

#cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.09 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.40 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.94 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.97 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.10 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.37 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.78 #3c7ede Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Bronze
#c38121  rgb(195, 129, 33)  hsl(36, 71%, 45%)  Bronze
#2163c3  rgb(33, 99, 195)  hsl(216, 71%, 45%)  Denim
#21c381  rgb(33, 195, 129)  hsl(156, 71%, 45%)  Emerald
#8121c3  rgb(129, 33, 195)  hsl(276, 71%, 45%)  Dark Violet