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#BF6400

#bf6400 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6400 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 31.41°, with 100% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #bf6400
  2. #005bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6400
  2. #00bbbf
  3. #0400bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0400
  2. #bf6400
  3. #bbbf00

Triadic

  1. #bf6400
  2. #00bf64
  3. #6400bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6400
  2. #5bbf00
  3. #005bbf
  4. #6400bf

Square

  1. #bf6400
  2. #00bf04
  3. #005bbf
  4. #bf00bb

Monochromatic

  1. #261400
  2. #723c00
  3. #bf6400
  4. #ff8b0c
  5. #ffb059

Shades

#bf6400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6400
  2. #ac5a00
  3. #995000
  4. #864600
  5. #733c00
  6. #603200
  7. #4c2800
  8. #391e00
  9. #261400
  10. #130a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6400
  2. #c5741a
  3. #cc8333
  4. #d2934d
  5. #d9a266
  6. #dfb280
  7. #e5c199
  8. #ecd1b3
  9. #f2e0cc
  10. #f9f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6400
  2. #b9670d
  3. #b26a1a
  4. #ac6c26
  5. #a66f33
  6. #a07240
  7. #99754d
  8. #93785a
  9. #8d7a66
  10. #867d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7362 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d24f55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d6b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a87900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb5842 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6400 {
  color: #bf6400;
}
Background
.bg-bf6400 {
  background-color: #bf6400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6400 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6400, #bbbf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 0 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.06 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.57 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.66 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.07 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.64 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.33 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.01 #409bff Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Ginger
#bf6400  rgb(191, 100, 0)  hsl(31, 100%, 37%)  Ginger
#005bbf  rgb(0, 91, 191)  hsl(211, 100%, 37%)  Denim
#00bf64  rgb(0, 191, 100)  hsl(151, 100%, 37%)  Emerald
#6400bf  rgb(100, 0, 191)  hsl(271, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue