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#BB7204

#bb7204 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb7204 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 97.86% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 36.07°, with 95.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2261

Complementary

  1. #bb7204
  2. #044dbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7204
  2. #04a8bb
  3. #1704bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1704
  2. #bb7204
  3. #a8bb04

Triadic

  1. #bb7204
  2. #04bb72
  3. #7204bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7204
  2. #4dbb04
  3. #044dbb
  4. #7204bb

Square

  1. #bb7204
  2. #04bb17
  3. #044dbb
  4. #bb04a8

Monochromatic

  1. #251701
  2. #704402
  3. #bb7204
  4. #fa9d12
  5. #fcbc5c

Shades

#bb7204 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7204
  2. #a86704
  3. #965b03
  4. #835003
  5. #704402
  6. #5e3902
  7. #4b2e02
  8. #382201
  9. #251701
  10. #130b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7204 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7204
  2. #c2801d
  3. #c98e36
  4. #cf9c4f
  5. #d6aa68
  6. #ddb982
  7. #e4c79b
  8. #ebd5b4
  9. #f1e3cd
  10. #f8f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7204 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7204
  2. #b57310
  3. #af751d
  4. #a97629
  5. #a37836
  6. #9e7942
  7. #987a4e
  8. #927c5b
  9. #8c7d67
  10. #867f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98107 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6684c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7204 {
  color: #bb7204;
}
Background
.bg-bb7204 {
  background-color: #bb7204;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7204 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7204;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7204;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7204 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7204, #a8bb04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7204 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 4 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.91 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.20 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.31 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.73 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.70 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.99 #448dfb Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bb7204  rgb(187, 114, 4)  hsl(36, 96%, 37%)  Ginger
#044dbb  rgb(4, 77, 187)  hsl(216, 96%, 37%)  Sapphire
#04bb72  rgb(4, 187, 114)  hsl(156, 96%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green
#7204bb  rgb(114, 4, 187)  hsl(276, 96%, 37%)  Dark Violet