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#BA2C00

#ba2c00 ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba2c00 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 17.25% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 100% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 14.19°, with 100% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #008eba

Split complementary

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #00ba89
  3. #0031ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0031
  2. #ba2c00
  3. #ba8900

Triadic

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #00ba2c
  3. #2c00ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #8eba00
  3. #008eba
  4. #2c00ba

Square

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #31ba00
  3. #008eba
  4. #8900ba

Monochromatic

  1. #210800
  2. #6d1a00
  3. #ba2c00
  4. #ff4207
  5. #ff7c54

Shades

#ba2c00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #a72800
  3. #952300
  4. #821f00
  5. #701a00
  6. #5d1600
  7. #4a1200
  8. #380d00
  9. #250900
  10. #130400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba2c00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #c1411a
  3. #c85633
  4. #cf6b4d
  5. #d68066
  6. #dd9680
  7. #e3ab99
  8. #eac0b3
  9. #f1d5cc
  10. #f8eae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba2c00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba2c00
  2. #b4340d
  3. #ae3d1a
  4. #a94526
  5. #a34e33
  6. #9d5640
  7. #975e4d
  8. #91675a
  9. #8c6f66
  10. #867873
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e524d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a4e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6031c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba2c00 {
  color: #ba2c00;
}
Background
.bg-ba2c00 {
  background-color: #ba2c00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba2c00 {
  border: 2px solid #ba2c00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba2c00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 44 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba2c00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba2c00, #ba8900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba2c00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 44 0 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.92 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.85 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.28 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.47 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.88 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.46 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.35 #45d3ff Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Rust
#ba2c00  rgb(186, 44, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 36%)  Rust
#008eba  rgb(0, 142, 186)  hsl(194, 100%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#00ba2c  rgb(0, 186, 44)  hsl(134, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#2c00ba  rgb(44, 0, 186)  hsl(254, 100%, 36%)  Medium Blue