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#BB501D

#bb501d ≈ Mahogany

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb501d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 84.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.37°, with 73.15% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands 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 3.57.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #bb501d
  2. #1d88bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb501d
  2. #1dbb9f
  3. #1d39bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1d39
  2. #bb501d
  3. #bb9f1d

Triadic

  1. #bb501d
  2. #1dbb50
  3. #501dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb501d
  2. #88bb1d
  3. #1d88bb
  4. #501dbb

Square

  1. #bb501d
  2. #39bb1d
  3. #1d88bb
  4. #9f1dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #371708
  2. #793413
  3. #bb501d
  4. #e27643
  5. #eca685

Shades

#bb501d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb501d
  2. #a8481a
  3. #964017
  4. #833814
  5. #703011
  6. #5e280f
  7. #4b200c
  8. #381809
  9. #251006
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb501d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb501d
  2. #c26234
  3. #c9734a
  4. #cf8561
  5. #d69677
  6. #dda88e
  7. #e4b9a5
  8. #ebcbbb
  9. #f1dcd2
  10. #f8eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb501d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb501d
  2. #b55527
  3. #af5a31
  4. #a95e3b
  5. #a36345
  6. #9e684f
  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 #6f6214 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3646 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7423a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb501d {
  color: #bb501d;
}
Background
.bg-bb501d {
  background-color: #bb501d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb501d {
  border: 2px solid #bb501d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb501d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 73% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb501d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb501d, #bb9f1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb501d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 29 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.57 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.80 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.09 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.40 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.07 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.61 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.74 #44afe2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb501d  rgb(187, 80, 29)  hsl(19, 73%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1d88bb  rgb(29, 136, 187)  hsl(199, 73%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#1dbb50  rgb(29, 187, 80)  hsl(139, 73%, 42%)  Emerald
#501dbb  rgb(80, 29, 187)  hsl(259, 73%, 42%)  Medium Blue