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#BB540E

#bb540e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb540e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.94% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 24.28°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #bb540e
  2. #0e75bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb540e
  2. #0ebbaa
  3. #0e1ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb0e1e
  2. #bb540e
  3. #bbaa0e

Triadic

  1. #bb540e
  2. #0ebb54
  3. #540ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb540e
  2. #75bb0e
  3. #0e75bb
  4. #540ebb

Square

  1. #bb540e
  2. #1ebb0e
  3. #0e75bb
  4. #aa0ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1403
  2. #743409
  3. #bb540e
  4. #ef7827
  5. #f4a46e

Shades

#bb540e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb540e
  2. #a84c0d
  3. #96430b
  4. #833b0a
  5. #703208
  6. #5e2a07
  7. #4b2206
  8. #381904
  9. #251103
  10. #130801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb540e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb540e
  2. #c26526
  3. #c9763e
  4. #cf8756
  5. #d6986e
  6. #ddaa87
  7. #e4bb9f
  8. #ebccb7
  9. #f1ddcf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb540e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb540e
  2. #b55819
  3. #af5d25
  4. #a96130
  5. #a3663c
  6. #9e6a47
  7. #986e52
  8. #92735e
  9. #8c7769
  10. #867c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95685a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b07 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3b48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955e03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06e0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74639 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb540e {
  color: #bb540e;
}
Background
.bg-bb540e {
  background-color: #bb540e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb540e {
  border: 2px solid #bb540e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb540e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 84 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb540e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb540e, #bbaa0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb540e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 84 14 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.62 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.42 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.22 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.46 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.61 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.84 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.96 #44abf1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb540e  rgb(187, 84, 14)  hsl(24, 86%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0e75bb  rgb(14, 117, 187)  hsl(204, 86%, 39%)  French Blue
#0ebb54  rgb(14, 187, 84)  hsl(144, 86%, 39%)  Emerald
#540ebb  rgb(84, 14, 187)  hsl(264, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue