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#B96C19

#b96c19 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b96c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.62% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 31.13°, with 76.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #b96c19
  2. #1966b9

Split complementary

  1. #b96c19
  2. #19b6b9
  3. #1c19b9

Analogous

  1. #b91c19
  2. #b96c19
  3. #b6b919

Triadic

  1. #b96c19
  2. #19b96c
  3. #6c19b9

Tetradic

  1. #b96c19
  2. #66b919
  3. #1966b9
  4. #6c19b9

Square

  1. #b96c19
  2. #19b91c
  3. #1966b9
  4. #b919b6

Monochromatic

  1. #321d07
  2. #764510
  3. #b96c19
  4. #e4923a
  5. #eeb87e

Shades

#b96c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b96c19
  2. #a76117
  3. #945614
  4. #824c12
  5. #6f410f
  6. #5d360d
  7. #4a2b0a
  8. #382008
  9. #251605
  10. #130b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#b96c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b96c19
  2. #c07b30
  3. #c78947
  4. #ce985e
  5. #d5a775
  6. #dcb68c
  7. #e3c4a3
  8. #ead3ba
  9. #f1e2d1
  10. #f8f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b96c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b96c19
  2. #b36e23
  3. #ae702e
  4. #a87238
  5. #a27442
  6. #9d764d
  7. #977857
  8. #917a61
  9. #8b7c6b
  10. #867e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997865 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847404 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb5a5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c710e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57c19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4624a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b96c19 {
  color: #b96c19;
}
Background
.bg-b96c19 {
  background-color: #b96c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b96c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b96c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b96c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b96c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b96c19, #b6b919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b96c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.23 #b87333 Copper ΔE 3.29 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.92 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.65 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.93 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.31 #4693e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Ginger
#b96c19  rgb(185, 108, 25)  hsl(31, 76%, 41%)  Ginger
#1966b9  rgb(25, 102, 185)  hsl(211, 76%, 41%)  Denim
#19b96c  rgb(25, 185, 108)  hsl(151, 76%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c19b9  rgb(108, 25, 185)  hsl(271, 76%, 41%)  Purple Heart