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#B17536

#b17536 ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b17536 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 45.88% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.9% magenta, 69.49% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 30.73°, with 53.25% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #b17536
  2. #3672b1

Split complementary

  1. #b17536
  2. #36afb1
  3. #3736b1

Analogous

  1. #b13736
  2. #b17536
  3. #afb136

Triadic

  1. #b17536
  2. #36b175
  3. #7536b1

Tetradic

  1. #b17536
  2. #72b136
  3. #3672b1
  4. #7536b1

Square

  1. #b17536
  2. #36b137
  3. #3672b1
  4. #b136af

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2712
  2. #764e24
  3. #b17536
  4. #d09b64
  5. #e2c19e

Shades

#b17536 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b17536
  2. #9f6931
  3. #8e5e2b
  4. #7c5226
  5. #6a4620
  6. #593b1b
  7. #472f16
  8. #352310
  9. #23170b
  10. #120c05
  11. #000000

Tints

#b17536 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b17536
  2. #b9834a
  3. #c1915e
  4. #c89e72
  5. #d0ac86
  6. #d8ba9b
  7. #e0c8af
  8. #e8d6c3
  9. #efe3d7
  10. #f7f1eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b17536 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b17536
  2. #ac763d
  3. #a77745
  4. #a2784c
  5. #9d7954
  6. #997b5b
  7. #947c62
  8. #8f7d6a
  9. #8a7e71
  10. #857f79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #977d6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887a2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a7832 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6d58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b17536 {
  color: #b17536;
}
Background
.bg-b17536 {
  background-color: #b17536;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b17536 {
  border: 2px solid #b17536;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b17536;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 117 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b17536 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b17536, #afb136);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b17536 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 117 54 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 2.28 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.28 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.29 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.44 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.99 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 7.84 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.13 #4e8ac9 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Copper
#b17536  rgb(177, 117, 54)  hsl(31, 53%, 45%)  Copper
#3672b1  rgb(54, 114, 177)  hsl(211, 53%, 45%)  French Blue
#36b175  rgb(54, 177, 117)  hsl(151, 53%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#7536b1  rgb(117, 54, 177)  hsl(271, 53%, 45%)  Purple Heart