Ginger is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Ginger is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Ginger is #B06500.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Ginger has 69%% Red, 40% Green, and 0% Blue.
Ginger has 34° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 69% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Ginger has 34° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 35% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Ginger has 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 100% yellow, and 31% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B06500 |
|
RGB |
(176, 101, 0) |
(69%, 40%, 0%) |
HSV |
(34°, 100, 69) |
(9%, 100%, 69%) |
HSL |
(34°, 99, 35) |
(9%, 99%, 35%) |
CMYK |
(0, 43, 100, 31) |
(0%, 43%, 100%, 31%) |
The natural luminance of Ginger is 18%, which is low.
Ginger has a higher contrast with black than white.
Ginger and black have a 4.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Ginger and white have a 4.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
18% |
AA (4.7) |
insufficient (4.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Ginger paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Yellow, 41% Red, 31% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
28%
Red
41%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
31%
White
0%
To mix Ginger paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Magenta, 48% Yellow, 31% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
21%
Yellow
48%
Black
31%
White
0%
Colors similar to Ginger are: Pumpkin Skin, Orange Brown, Indochine, Rich Gold, and Burnt Orange. Pumpkin Skin is more orange and paler than Ginger. Indochine is lighter than Ginger. Rich Gold is more red and paler and darker than Ginger. Burnt Orange is more red than Ginger.