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#B6700A

#b6700a ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6700a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 94.51% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 35.58°, with 89.58% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #b6700a
  2. #0a50b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6700a
  2. #0aa6b6
  3. #1a0ab6

Analogous

  1. #b61a0a
  2. #b6700a
  3. #a6b60a

Triadic

  1. #b6700a
  2. #0ab670
  3. #700ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6700a
  2. #50b60a
  3. #0a50b6
  4. #700ab6

Square

  1. #b6700a
  2. #0ab61a
  3. #0a50b6
  4. #b60aa6

Monochromatic

  1. #251702
  2. #6d4306
  3. #b6700a
  4. #f29a1a
  5. #f6ba63

Shades

#b6700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6700a
  2. #a46509
  3. #925a08
  4. #7f4e07
  5. #6d4306
  6. #5b3805
  7. #492d04
  8. #372203
  9. #241602
  10. #120b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6700a
  2. #bd7e23
  3. #c58d3b
  4. #cc9b54
  5. #d3a96c
  6. #dbb885
  7. #e2c69d
  8. #e9d4b6
  9. #f0e2ce
  10. #f8f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6700a
  2. #b17216
  3. #ab7322
  4. #a6752d
  5. #a07639
  6. #9b7845
  7. #967a51
  8. #907b5d
  9. #8b7d68
  10. #857e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97860e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75f5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c7400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47e0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1664b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6700a {
  color: #b6700a;
}
Background
.bg-b6700a {
  background-color: #b6700a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6700a {
  border: 2px solid #b6700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6700a, #a6b60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.00 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.17 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.97 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.10 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.45 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.44 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.35 #498ff5 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Ginger
#b6700a  rgb(182, 112, 10)  hsl(36, 90%, 38%)  Ginger
#0a50b6  rgb(10, 80, 182)  hsl(216, 90%, 38%)  Sapphire
#0ab670  rgb(10, 182, 112)  hsl(156, 90%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#700ab6  rgb(112, 10, 182)  hsl(276, 90%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple