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#BC590E

#bc590e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc590e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.66% magenta, 92.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 25.86°, with 86.14% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #bc590e
  2. #0e71bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc590e
  2. #0ebcb0
  3. #0e1abc

Analogous

  1. #bc0e1a
  2. #bc590e
  3. #bcb00e

Triadic

  1. #bc590e
  2. #0ebc59
  3. #590ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc590e
  2. #71bc0e
  3. #0e71bc
  4. #590ebc

Square

  1. #bc590e
  2. #1abc0e
  3. #0e71bc
  4. #b00ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1603
  2. #753709
  3. #bc590e
  4. #ef7d28
  5. #f4a86f

Shades

#bc590e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc590e
  2. #a9500d
  3. #96470b
  4. #843e0a
  5. #713508
  6. #5e2d07
  7. #4b2406
  8. #381b04
  9. #261203
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc590e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc590e
  2. #c36a26
  3. #c97a3e
  4. #d08b56
  5. #d79b6e
  6. #deac87
  7. #e4bd9f
  8. #ebcdb7
  9. #f2decf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc590e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc590e
  2. #b65d19
  3. #b06125
  4. #aa6530
  5. #a4693c
  6. #9e6d47
  7. #987052
  8. #92745e
  9. #8c7869
  10. #867c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e09 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf424c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976202 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2710b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84c3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc590e {
  color: #bc590e;
}
Background
.bg-bc590e {
  background-color: #bc590e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc590e {
  border: 2px solid #bc590e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc590e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc590e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc590e, #bcb00e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc590e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 14 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.48 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.53 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.18 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.39 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.01 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.03 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.53 #43a6f1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bc590e  rgb(188, 89, 14)  hsl(26, 86%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0e71bc  rgb(14, 113, 188)  hsl(206, 86%, 40%)  French Blue
#0ebc59  rgb(14, 188, 89)  hsl(146, 86%, 40%)  Emerald
#590ebc  rgb(89, 14, 188)  hsl(266, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue