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#B36C19

#b36c19 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b36c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.66% magenta, 86.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 32.34°, with 75.49% saturation and 40% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 2.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2038

Complementary

  1. #b36c19
  2. #1960b3

Split complementary

  1. #b36c19
  2. #19adb3
  3. #1f19b3

Analogous

  1. #b31f19
  2. #b36c19
  3. #adb319

Triadic

  1. #b36c19
  2. #19b36c
  3. #6c19b3

Tetradic

  1. #b36c19
  2. #60b319
  3. #1960b3
  4. #6c19b3

Square

  1. #b36c19
  2. #19b31f
  3. #1960b3
  4. #b319ad

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1b06
  2. #704410
  3. #b36c19
  4. #e39336
  5. #ecb779

Shades

#b36c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b36c19
  2. #a16117
  3. #8f5614
  4. #7d4c12
  5. #6b410f
  6. #5a360d
  7. #482b0a
  8. #362008
  9. #241605
  10. #120b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b36c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b36c19
  2. #bb7b30
  3. #c28947
  4. #ca985e
  5. #d1a775
  6. #d9b68c
  7. #e1c4a3
  8. #e8d3ba
  9. #f0e2d1
  10. #f7f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b36c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b36c19
  2. #ae6e23
  3. #a9702e
  4. #a47238
  5. #9f7442
  6. #9a764d
  7. #947857
  8. #8f7a61
  9. #8a7c6b
  10. #857e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #957664 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827304 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93831a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45b5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98700f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a17b1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be624a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b36c19 {
  color: #b36c19;
}
Background
.bg-b36c19 {
  background-color: #b36c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b36c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b36c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b36c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b36c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b36c19, #adb319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b36c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 2.49 #b87333 Copper ΔE 3.78 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.11 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.53 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.52 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.91 #4c93e6 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Ginger
#b36c19  rgb(179, 108, 25)  hsl(32, 75%, 40%)  Ginger
#1960b3  rgb(25, 96, 179)  hsl(212, 75%, 40%)  Denim
#19b36c  rgb(25, 179, 108)  hsl(152, 75%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c19b3  rgb(108, 25, 179)  hsl(272, 75%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple