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#BB540F

#bb540f ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb540f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 91.98% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 24.07°, with 85.15% saturation and 39.61% 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 3.63.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #bb540f
  2. #0f76bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb540f
  2. #0fbbaa
  3. #0f20bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0f20
  2. #bb540f
  3. #bbaa0f

Triadic

  1. #bb540f
  2. #0fbb54
  3. #540fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb540f
  2. #76bb0f
  3. #0f76bb
  4. #540fbb

Square

  1. #bb540f
  2. #20bb0f
  3. #0f76bb
  4. #aa0fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1404
  2. #743409
  3. #bb540f
  4. #ee7829
  5. #f3a470

Shades

#bb540f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb540f
  2. #a84c0e
  3. #96430c
  4. #833b0b
  5. #703209
  6. #5e2a08
  7. #4b2206
  8. #381905
  9. #251103
  10. #130802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb540f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb540f
  2. #c26527
  3. #c9763f
  4. #cf8757
  5. #d6986f
  6. #ddaa87
  7. #e4bb9f
  8. #ebccb7
  9. #f1ddcf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb540f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb540f
  2. #b5581a
  3. #af5d26
  4. #a96131
  5. #a3663c
  6. #9e6a48
  7. #986e53
  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 #95685b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7b08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3b48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06e0b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74639 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb540f {
  color: #bb540f;
}
Background
.bg-bb540f {
  background-color: #bb540f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb540f {
  border: 2px solid #bb540f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb540f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 84 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb540f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb540f, #bbaa0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb540f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 84 15 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.63 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.35 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.14 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.38 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.54 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.86 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.04 #44abf0 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb540f  rgb(187, 84, 15)  hsl(24, 85%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0f76bb  rgb(15, 118, 187)  hsl(204, 85%, 40%)  French Blue
#0fbb54  rgb(15, 187, 84)  hsl(144, 85%, 40%)  Emerald
#540fbb  rgb(84, 15, 187)  hsl(264, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue