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#AF540B

#af540b ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#af540b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 32.94% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 93.71% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 26.71°, with 88.17% saturation and 36.47% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #af540b
  2. #0b66af

Split complementary

  1. #af540b
  2. #0bafa6
  3. #0b14af

Analogous

  1. #af0b14
  2. #af540b
  3. #afa60b

Triadic

  1. #af540b
  2. #0baf54
  3. #540baf

Tetradic

  1. #af540b
  2. #66af0b
  3. #0b66af
  4. #540baf

Square

  1. #af540b
  2. #14af0b
  3. #0b66af
  4. #a60baf

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0f02
  2. #673106
  3. #af540b
  4. #f07716
  5. #f5a15e

Shades

#af540b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #af540b
  2. #9e4c0a
  3. #8c4309
  4. #7b3b08
  5. #693207
  6. #582a06
  7. #462204
  8. #351903
  9. #231102
  10. #120801
  11. #000000

Tints

#af540b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #af540b
  2. #b76523
  3. #bf763c
  4. #c78754
  5. #cf986d
  6. #d7aa85
  7. #dfbb9d
  8. #e7ccb6
  9. #efddce
  10. #f7eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#af540b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #af540b
  2. #aa5817
  3. #a65d22
  4. #a1612e
  5. #9c663a
  6. #986a46
  7. #936e51
  8. #8e735d
  9. #897769
  10. #857c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6457 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857607 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13f48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d5c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976a08 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4838 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-af540b {
  color: #af540b;
}
Background
.bg-af540b {
  background-color: #af540b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-af540b {
  border: 2px solid #af540b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #af540b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 84 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 88% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-af540b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #af540b, #afa60b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-af540b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 84 11 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.29 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.92 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.03 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.20 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.58 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.77 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.89 #50abf4 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#af540b  rgb(175, 84, 11)  hsl(27, 88%, 36%)  Burnt Orange
#0b66af  rgb(11, 102, 175)  hsl(207, 88%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#0baf54  rgb(11, 175, 84)  hsl(147, 88%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green
#540baf  rgb(84, 11, 175)  hsl(267, 88%, 36%)  Medium Blue