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#BA4E09

#ba4e09 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba4e09 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 30.59% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 95.16% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 23.39°, with 90.77% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #0975ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #09baa7
  3. #091dba

Analogous

  1. #ba091d
  2. #ba4e09
  3. #baa709

Triadic

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #09ba4e
  3. #4e09ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #75ba09
  3. #0975ba
  4. #4e09ba

Square

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #1dba09
  3. #0975ba
  4. #a709ba

Monochromatic

  1. #281102
  2. #712f05
  3. #ba4e09
  4. #f4701c
  5. #f89e64

Shades

#ba4e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #a74608
  3. #953e07
  4. #823706
  5. #702f05
  6. #5d2705
  7. #4a1f04
  8. #381703
  9. #251002
  10. #130801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #c16022
  3. #c8713a
  4. #cf8353
  5. #d6956b
  6. #dda784
  7. #e3b89d
  8. #eacab5
  9. #f1dcce
  10. #f8ede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4e09
  2. #b45315
  3. #ae5821
  4. #a95d2d
  5. #a36239
  6. #9d6745
  7. #976c50
  8. #91715c
  9. #8c7668
  10. #867b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936358 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3343 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6a04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63f34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4e09 {
  color: #ba4e09;
}
Background
.bg-ba4e09 {
  background-color: #ba4e09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4e09 {
  border: 2px solid #ba4e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 78 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4e09, #baa709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 78 9 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.76 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.52 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.56 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.28 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.02 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.44 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.69 #45b1f6 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mahogany
#ba4e09  rgb(186, 78, 9)  hsl(23, 91%, 38%)  Mahogany
#0975ba  rgb(9, 117, 186)  hsl(203, 91%, 38%)  French Blue
#09ba4e  rgb(9, 186, 78)  hsl(143, 91%, 38%)  Emerald
#4e09ba  rgb(78, 9, 186)  hsl(263, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue