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#BF6437

#bf6437 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6437 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 19.85°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #bf6437
  2. #3792bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6437
  2. #37bfa8
  3. #374ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf374e
  2. #bf6437
  3. #bfa837

Triadic

  1. #bf6437
  2. #37bf64
  3. #6437bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6437
  2. #92bf37
  3. #3792bf
  4. #6437bf

Square

  1. #bf6437
  2. #4ebf37
  3. #3792bf
  4. #a837bf

Monochromatic

  1. #482615
  2. #844526
  3. #bf6437
  4. #d5906d
  5. #e6bda9

Shades

#bf6437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6437
  2. #ac5a32
  3. #99502c
  4. #864627
  5. #733c21
  6. #60321c
  7. #4c2816
  8. #391e11
  9. #26140b
  10. #130a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6437
  2. #c5744b
  3. #cc835f
  4. #d29373
  5. #d9a287
  6. #dfb29b
  7. #e5c1af
  8. #ecd1c3
  9. #f2e0d7
  10. #f9f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6437
  2. #b9673e
  3. #b26a46
  4. #ac6c4d
  5. #a66f54
  6. #a0725c
  7. #997563
  8. #93786a
  9. #8d7a71
  10. #867d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7132 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1525a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6c34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca594e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6437 {
  color: #bf6437;
}
Background
.bg-bf6437 {
  background-color: #bf6437;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6437 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6437, #bfa837);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 55 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.21 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.50 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.12 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.36 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.38 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.72 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 9.11 #409bc8 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bf6437  rgb(191, 100, 55)  hsl(20, 55%, 48%)  Burnt Orange
#3792bf  rgb(55, 146, 191)  hsl(200, 55%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#37bf64  rgb(55, 191, 100)  hsl(140, 55%, 48%)  Emerald
#6437bf  rgb(100, 55, 191)  hsl(260, 55%, 48%)  Ocean Blue