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#BF6438

#bf6438 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6438 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 70.68% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 19.56°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2048

Complementary

  1. #bf6438
  2. #3893bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6438
  2. #38bfa8
  3. #384fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf384f
  2. #bf6438
  3. #bfa838

Triadic

  1. #bf6438
  2. #38bf64
  3. #6438bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6438
  2. #93bf38
  3. #3893bf
  4. #6438bf

Square

  1. #bf6438
  2. #4fbf38
  3. #3893bf
  4. #a838bf

Monochromatic

  1. #492615
  2. #844527
  3. #bf6438
  4. #d5906f
  5. #e6beaa

Shades

#bf6438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6438
  2. #ac5a32
  3. #99502d
  4. #864627
  5. #733c22
  6. #60321c
  7. #4c2816
  8. #391e11
  9. #26140b
  10. #130a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6438
  2. #c5744c
  3. #cc8360
  4. #d29374
  5. #d9a288
  6. #dfb29c
  7. #e5c1af
  8. #ecd1c3
  9. #f2e0d7
  10. #f9f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6438
  2. #b9673f
  3. #b26a46
  4. #ac6c4e
  5. #a66f55
  6. #a0725c
  7. #997563
  8. #93786a
  9. #8d7a72
  10. #867d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7133 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1525a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6c35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a67937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5a4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6438 {
  color: #bf6438;
}
Background
.bg-bf6438 {
  background-color: #bf6438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6438 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6438, #bfa838);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.39 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.70 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.11 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.37 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.56 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.70 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 9.15 #409bc7 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bf6438  rgb(191, 100, 56)  hsl(20, 55%, 48%)  Burnt Orange
#3893bf  rgb(56, 147, 191)  hsl(200, 55%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#38bf64  rgb(56, 191, 100)  hsl(140, 55%, 48%)  Emerald
#6438bf  rgb(100, 56, 191)  hsl(260, 55%, 48%)  Ocean Blue