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#BD6C19

#bd6c19 ≈ Copper

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd6c19 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 86.77% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 30.37°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2161

Complementary

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #196abd

Split complementary

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #19bcbd
  3. #1a19bd

Analogous

  1. #bd1a19
  2. #bd6c19
  3. #bcbd19

Triadic

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #19bd6c
  3. #6c19bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #6abd19
  3. #196abd
  4. #6c19bd

Square

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #19bd1a
  3. #196abd
  4. #bd19bc

Monochromatic

  1. #361f07
  2. #794510
  3. #bd6c19
  4. #e5923d
  5. #eeb881

Shades

#bd6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #aa6117
  3. #975614
  4. #844c12
  5. #71410f
  6. #5f360d
  7. #4c2b0a
  8. #392008
  9. #261605
  10. #130b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #c47b30
  3. #ca8947
  4. #d1985e
  5. #d7a775
  6. #deb68c
  7. #e5c4a3
  8. #ebd3ba
  9. #f2e2d1
  10. #f8f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd6c19
  2. #b76e23
  3. #b1702e
  4. #ab7238
  5. #a57442
  6. #9f764d
  7. #987857
  8. #927a61
  9. #8c7c6b
  10. #867e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857503 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988719 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5a5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e710e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a87d19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8614a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd6c19 {
  color: #bd6c19;
}
Background
.bg-bd6c19 {
  background-color: #bd6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bd6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd6c19, #bcbd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 3.34 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.01 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.28 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.91 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.22 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.89 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.54 #4293e6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Copper
#bd6c19  rgb(189, 108, 25)  hsl(30, 77%, 42%)  Copper
#196abd  rgb(25, 106, 189)  hsl(210, 77%, 42%)  Denim
#19bd6c  rgb(25, 189, 108)  hsl(150, 77%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#6c19bd  rgb(108, 25, 189)  hsl(270, 77%, 42%)  Purple Heart