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#BB6C19

#bb6c19 ≈ Copper

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb6c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.25% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 30.74°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2136

Complementary

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #1968bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #19b9bb
  3. #1b19bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1b19
  2. #bb6c19
  3. #b9bb19

Triadic

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #19bb6c
  3. #6c19bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #68bb19
  3. #1968bb
  4. #6c19bb

Square

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #19bb1b
  3. #1968bb
  4. #bb19b9

Monochromatic

  1. #341e07
  2. #784510
  3. #bb6c19
  4. #e5923c
  5. #eeb87f

Shades

#bb6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #a86117
  3. #965614
  4. #834c12
  5. #70410f
  6. #5e360d
  7. #4b2b0a
  8. #382008
  9. #251605
  10. #130b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #c27b30
  3. #c98947
  4. #cf985e
  5. #d6a775
  6. #ddb68c
  7. #e4c4a3
  8. #ebd3ba
  9. #f1e2d1
  10. #f8f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6c19
  2. #b56e23
  3. #af702e
  4. #a97238
  5. #a37442
  6. #9e764d
  7. #987857
  8. #927a61
  9. #8c7c6b
  10. #867e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847404 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5a5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d710e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77d19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6624a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6c19 {
  color: #bb6c19;
}
Background
.bg-bb6c19 {
  background-color: #bb6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6c19, #b9bb19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.28 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 3.60 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.58 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.04 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.82 #4493e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Copper
#bb6c19  rgb(187, 108, 25)  hsl(31, 76%, 42%)  Copper
#1968bb  rgb(25, 104, 187)  hsl(211, 76%, 42%)  Denim
#19bb6c  rgb(25, 187, 108)  hsl(151, 76%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c19bb  rgb(108, 25, 187)  hsl(271, 76%, 42%)  Purple Heart