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#BC590F

#bc590f ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc590f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.66% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 25.66°, with 85.22% saturation and 39.8% 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 3.46.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #bc590f
  2. #0f72bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc590f
  2. #0fbcaf
  3. #0f1cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc0f1c
  2. #bc590f
  3. #bcaf0f

Triadic

  1. #bc590f
  2. #0fbc59
  3. #590fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc590f
  2. #72bc0f
  3. #0f72bc
  4. #590fbc

Square

  1. #bc590f
  2. #1cbc0f
  3. #0f72bc
  4. #af0fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1604
  2. #753709
  3. #bc590f
  4. #ee7e2a
  5. #f4a870

Shades

#bc590f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc590f
  2. #a9500e
  3. #96470c
  4. #843e0b
  5. #713509
  6. #5e2d08
  7. #4b2406
  8. #381b05
  9. #261203
  10. #130902
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc590f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc590f
  2. #c36a27
  3. #c97a3f
  4. #d08b57
  5. #d79b6f
  6. #deac87
  7. #e4bd9f
  8. #ebcdb7
  9. #f2decf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc590f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc590f
  2. #b65d1a
  3. #b06126
  4. #aa6531
  5. #a4693c
  6. #9e6d48
  7. #987053
  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 #8e7e0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf424c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976203 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2710c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84c3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc590f {
  color: #bc590f;
}
Background
.bg-bc590f {
  background-color: #bc590f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc590f {
  border: 2px solid #bc590f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc590f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc590f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc590f, #bcaf0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc590f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 15 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.46 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.53 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.12 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.47 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.93 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.96 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.55 #43a6f0 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bc590f  rgb(188, 89, 15)  hsl(26, 85%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0f72bc  rgb(15, 114, 188)  hsl(206, 85%, 40%)  French Blue
#0fbc59  rgb(15, 188, 89)  hsl(146, 85%, 40%)  Emerald
#590fbc  rgb(89, 15, 188)  hsl(266, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue