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#BC7204

#bc7204 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc7204 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 44.71% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.36% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 35.87°, with 95.83% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2273

Complementary

  1. #bc7204
  2. #044ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bc7204
  2. #04aabc
  3. #1604bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1604
  2. #bc7204
  3. #aabc04

Triadic

  1. #bc7204
  2. #04bc72
  3. #7204bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc7204
  2. #4ebc04
  3. #044ebc
  4. #7204bc

Square

  1. #bc7204
  2. #04bc16
  3. #044ebc
  4. #bc04aa

Monochromatic

  1. #261701
  2. #714502
  3. #bc7204
  4. #fa9d13
  5. #fcbc5d

Shades

#bc7204 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc7204
  2. #a96704
  3. #965b03
  4. #845003
  5. #714402
  6. #5e3902
  7. #4b2e02
  8. #382201
  9. #261701
  10. #130b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc7204 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc7204
  2. #c3801d
  3. #c98e36
  4. #d09c4f
  5. #d7aa68
  6. #deb982
  7. #e4c79b
  8. #ebd5b4
  9. #f2e3cd
  10. #f8f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc7204 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc7204
  2. #b67310
  3. #b0751d
  4. #aa7629
  5. #a47836
  6. #9e7942
  7. #987a4e
  8. #927c5b
  9. #8c7d67
  10. #867f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98106 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7684c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc7204 {
  color: #bc7204;
}
Background
.bg-bc7204 {
  background-color: #bc7204;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc7204 {
  border: 2px solid #bc7204;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc7204;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 114 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc7204 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc7204, #aabc04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc7204 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 114 4 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.95 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.96 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.13 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.59 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.90 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.97 #438dfb Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Ginger
#bc7204  rgb(188, 114, 4)  hsl(36, 96%, 38%)  Ginger
#044ebc  rgb(4, 78, 188)  hsl(216, 96%, 38%)  Sapphire
#04bc72  rgb(4, 188, 114)  hsl(156, 96%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green
#7204bc  rgb(114, 4, 188)  hsl(276, 96%, 38%)  Dark Violet