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#BF6401

#bf6401 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6401 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 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 99.48% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 31.26°, with 98.96% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #bf6401
  2. #015cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6401
  2. #01bbbf
  3. #0501bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0501
  2. #bf6401
  3. #bbbf01

Triadic

  1. #bf6401
  2. #01bf64
  3. #6401bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6401
  2. #5cbf01
  3. #015cbf
  4. #6401bf

Square

  1. #bf6401
  2. #01bf05
  3. #015cbf
  4. #bf01bb

Monochromatic

  1. #271400
  2. #733c01
  3. #bf6401
  4. #fe8b0f
  5. #feb05b

Shades

#bf6401 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6401
  2. #ac5a01
  3. #995001
  4. #864601
  5. #733c01
  6. #603201
  7. #4c2800
  8. #391e00
  9. #261400
  10. #130a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6401 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6401
  2. #c5741a
  3. #cc8334
  4. #d2934d
  5. #d9a267
  6. #dfb280
  7. #e5c199
  8. #ecd1b3
  9. #f2e0cc
  10. #f9f0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6401 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6401
  2. #b9670e
  3. #b26a1a
  4. #ac6c27
  5. #a66f34
  6. #a07241
  7. #99754d
  8. #93785a
  9. #8d7a67
  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 #a77900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb5842 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6401 {
  color: #bf6401;
}
Background
.bg-bf6401 {
  background-color: #bf6401;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6401 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6401;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6401;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 99% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6401 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6401, #bbbf01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6401 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 1 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.10 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.52 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.64 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.07 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.58 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.33 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.03 #409bfe Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Ginger
#bf6401  rgb(191, 100, 1)  hsl(31, 99%, 38%)  Ginger
#015cbf  rgb(1, 92, 191)  hsl(211, 99%, 38%)  Denim
#01bf64  rgb(1, 191, 100)  hsl(151, 99%, 38%)  Emerald
#6401bf  rgb(100, 1, 191)  hsl(271, 99%, 38%)  Medium Blue