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#C4700A

#c4700a ≈ Ochre

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4700a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 32.9°, with 90.29% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ochre (#cc7722), ΔE 2.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2335

Complementary

  1. #c4700a
  2. #0a5ec4

Split complementary

  1. #c4700a
  2. #0abbc4
  3. #130ac4

Analogous

  1. #c4130a
  2. #c4700a
  3. #bbc40a

Triadic

  1. #c4700a
  2. #0ac470
  3. #700ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c4700a
  2. #5ec40a
  3. #0a5ec4
  4. #700ac4

Square

  1. #c4700a
  2. #0ac413
  3. #0a5ec4
  4. #c40abb

Monochromatic

  1. #321d03
  2. #7b4606
  3. #c4700a
  4. #f49727
  5. #f8ba6f

Shades

#c4700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4700a
  2. #b06509
  3. #9d5a08
  4. #894e07
  5. #764306
  6. #623805
  7. #4e2d04
  8. #3b2203
  9. #271602
  10. #140b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4700a
  2. #ca7e23
  3. #d08d3b
  4. #d69b54
  5. #dca96c
  6. #e2b885
  7. #e7c69d
  8. #edd4b6
  9. #f3e2ce
  10. #f9f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4700a
  2. #bd7216
  3. #b67322
  4. #b0752d
  5. #a97639
  6. #a27845
  7. #9b7a51
  8. #947b5d
  9. #8e7d68
  10. #877e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a27d69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8c0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d75c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a47500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae820b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0654b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4700a {
  color: #c4700a;
}
Background
.bg-c4700a {
  background-color: #c4700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4700a {
  border: 2px solid #c4700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4700a, #bbc40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#cc7722 Ochre ΔE 2.93 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.65 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.00 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.33 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.60 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.86 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.08 #3b8ff5 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Ochre
#c4700a  rgb(196, 112, 10)  hsl(33, 90%, 40%)  Ochre
#0a5ec4  rgb(10, 94, 196)  hsl(213, 90%, 40%)  Denim
#0ac470  rgb(10, 196, 112)  hsl(153, 90%, 40%)  Emerald
#700ac4  rgb(112, 10, 196)  hsl(273, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet