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#C96C19

#c96c19 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c96c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.27% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 28.3°, with 77.88% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #c96c19
  2. #1976c9

Split complementary

  1. #c96c19
  2. #19c9c4
  3. #191ec9

Analogous

  1. #c9191e
  2. #c96c19
  3. #c9c419

Triadic

  1. #c96c19
  2. #19c96c
  3. #6c19c9

Tetradic

  1. #c96c19
  2. #76c919
  3. #1976c9
  4. #6c19c9

Square

  1. #c96c19
  2. #1ec919
  3. #1976c9
  4. #c419c9

Monochromatic

  1. #412308
  2. #854711
  3. #c96c19
  4. #e89346
  5. #f1bb8a

Shades

#c96c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c96c19
  2. #b56117
  3. #a15614
  4. #8d4c12
  5. #79410f
  6. #65360d
  7. #502b0a
  8. #3c2008
  9. #281605
  10. #140b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c96c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c96c19
  2. #ce7b30
  3. #d48947
  4. #d9985e
  5. #dfa775
  6. #e4b68c
  7. #e9c4a3
  8. #efd3ba
  9. #f4e2d1
  10. #faf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c96c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c96c19
  2. #c26e23
  3. #ba702e
  4. #b37238
  5. #ac7442
  6. #a5764d
  7. #9d7857
  8. #967a61
  9. #8f7c6b
  10. #877e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47b6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887702 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd575d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6730e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b18118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5604b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c96c19 {
  color: #c96c19;
}
Background
.bg-c96c19 {
  background-color: #c96c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c96c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c96c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c96c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c96c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c96c19, #c9c419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c96c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.14 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 3.58 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.82 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.78 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.67 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.02 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.55 #3693e6 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#c96c19  rgb(201, 108, 25)  hsl(28, 78%, 44%)  Chocolate
#1976c9  rgb(25, 118, 201)  hsl(208, 78%, 44%)  True Blue
#19c96c  rgb(25, 201, 108)  hsl(148, 78%, 44%)  Emerald
#6c19c9  rgb(108, 25, 201)  hsl(268, 78%, 44%)  Han Purple