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#BA4E20

#ba4e20 ≈ Rust

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba4e20 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 30.59% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 82.8% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 17.92°, with 70.64% saturation and 42.75% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.1599

Complementary

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #208cba

Split complementary

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #20ba9b
  3. #203fba

Analogous

  1. #ba203f
  2. #ba4e20
  3. #ba9b20

Triadic

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #20ba4e
  3. #4e20ba

Tetradic

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #8cba20
  3. #208cba
  4. #4e20ba

Square

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #3fba20
  3. #208cba
  4. #9b20ba

Monochromatic

  1. #37170a
  2. #793315
  3. #ba4e20
  4. #df7547
  5. #eba688

Shades

#ba4e20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #a7461d
  3. #953e1a
  4. #823716
  5. #702f13
  6. #5d2710
  7. #4a1f0d
  8. #38170a
  9. #251006
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba4e20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #c16036
  3. #c8714d
  4. #cf8363
  5. #d69579
  6. #dda790
  7. #e3b8a6
  8. #eacabc
  9. #f1dcd2
  10. #f8ede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba4e20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba4e20
  2. #b4532a
  3. #ae5833
  4. #a95d3d
  5. #a36246
  6. #9d6750
  7. #976c5a
  8. #917163
  9. #8c766d
  10. #867b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93645a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6019 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87781c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3445 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92591c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6a1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba4e20 {
  color: #ba4e20;
}
Background
.bg-ba4e20 {
  background-color: #ba4e20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba4e20 {
  border: 2px solid #ba4e20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba4e20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 78 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba4e20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba4e20, #ba9b20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba4e20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 78 32 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.21 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.47 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.83 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.71 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.48 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.01 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.37 #45b1df Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Rust
#ba4e20  rgb(186, 78, 32)  hsl(18, 71%, 43%)  Rust
#208cba  rgb(32, 140, 186)  hsl(198, 71%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#20ba4e  rgb(32, 186, 78)  hsl(138, 71%, 43%)  Emerald
#4e20ba  rgb(78, 32, 186)  hsl(258, 71%, 43%)  Medium Blue