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#BB501B

#bb501b ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb501b is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 85.56% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.88°, with 74.77% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #bb501b
  2. #1b86bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb501b
  2. #1bbba0
  3. #1b36bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1b36
  2. #bb501b
  3. #bba01b

Triadic

  1. #bb501b
  2. #1bbb50
  3. #501bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb501b
  2. #86bb1b
  3. #1b86bb
  4. #501bbb

Square

  1. #bb501b
  2. #36bb1b
  3. #1b86bb
  4. #a01bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #351708
  2. #783311
  3. #bb501b
  4. #e3763f
  5. #eda582

Shades

#bb501b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb501b
  2. #a84818
  3. #964016
  4. #833813
  5. #703010
  6. #5e280e
  7. #4b200b
  8. #381808
  9. #251005
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb501b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb501b
  2. #c26232
  3. #c97349
  4. #cf855f
  5. #d69676
  6. #dda88d
  7. #e4b9a4
  8. #ebcbbb
  9. #f1dcd1
  10. #f8eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb501b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb501b
  2. #b55525
  3. #af5a2f
  4. #a95e39
  5. #a36343
  6. #9e684e
  7. #986d58
  8. #927262
  9. #8c766c
  10. #867b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94655a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6211 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3646 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74239 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb501b {
  color: #bb501b;
}
Background
.bg-bb501b {
  background-color: #bb501b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb501b {
  border: 2px solid #bb501b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb501b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb501b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb501b, #bba01b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb501b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 27 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.54 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.88 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.20 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.15 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.18 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.67 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.57 #44afe4 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb501b  rgb(187, 80, 27)  hsl(20, 75%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1b86bb  rgb(27, 134, 187)  hsl(200, 75%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#1bbb50  rgb(27, 187, 80)  hsl(140, 75%, 42%)  Emerald
#501bbb  rgb(80, 27, 187)  hsl(260, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue