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#C9600A

#c9600a ≈ Chocolate

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9600a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 37.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.24% magenta, 95.02% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.02°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.2081

Complementary

  1. #c9600a
  2. #0a73c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9600a
  2. #0ac9c0
  3. #0a13c9

Analogous

  1. #c90a13
  2. #c9600a
  3. #c9c00a

Triadic

  1. #c9600a
  2. #0ac960
  3. #600ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9600a
  2. #73c90a
  3. #0a73c9
  4. #600ac9

Square

  1. #c9600a
  2. #13c90a
  3. #0a73c9
  4. #c00ac9

Monochromatic

  1. #371a03
  2. #803d06
  3. #c9600a
  4. #f4862b
  5. #f8af74

Shades

#c9600a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9600a
  2. #b55609
  3. #a14d08
  4. #8d4307
  5. #793a06
  6. #653005
  7. #502604
  8. #3c1d03
  9. #281302
  10. #140a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9600a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9600a
  2. #ce7023
  3. #d4803b
  4. #d99054
  5. #dfa06c
  6. #e4b085
  7. #e9bf9d
  8. #efcfb6
  9. #f4dfce
  10. #faefe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9600a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9600a
  2. #c26316
  3. #ba6622
  4. #b36a2d
  5. #ac6d39
  6. #a57045
  7. #9d7351
  8. #96765d
  9. #8f7a68
  10. #877d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988703 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd4752 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a26900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae7906 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d55240 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9600a {
  color: #c9600a;
}
Background
.bg-c9600a {
  background-color: #c9600a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9600a {
  border: 2px solid #c9600a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9600a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 96 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9600a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9600a, #c9c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9600a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 96 10 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.22 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.36 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.27 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.36 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.46 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.58 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.17 #369ff5 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Chocolate
#c9600a  rgb(201, 96, 10)  hsl(27, 91%, 41%)  Chocolate
#0a73c9  rgb(10, 115, 201)  hsl(207, 91%, 41%)  True Blue
#0ac960  rgb(10, 201, 96)  hsl(147, 91%, 41%)  Emerald
#600ac9  rgb(96, 10, 201)  hsl(267, 91%, 41%)  Han Purple