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#BA500E

#ba500e ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ba500e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 31.37% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.99% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 23.02°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #ba500e
  2. #0e78ba

Split complementary

  1. #ba500e
  2. #0ebaa6
  3. #0e22ba

Analogous

  1. #ba0e22
  2. #ba500e
  3. #baa60e

Triadic

  1. #ba500e
  2. #0eba50
  3. #500eba

Tetradic

  1. #ba500e
  2. #78ba0e
  3. #0e78ba
  4. #500eba

Square

  1. #ba500e
  2. #22ba0e
  3. #0e78ba
  4. #a60eba

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1303
  2. #733109
  3. #ba500e
  4. #ef7326
  5. #f4a16d

Shades

#ba500e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba500e
  2. #a7480d
  3. #95400b
  4. #82380a
  5. #703008
  6. #5d2807
  7. #4a2006
  8. #381804
  9. #251003
  10. #130801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba500e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba500e
  2. #c16226
  3. #c8733e
  4. #cf8556
  5. #d6966e
  6. #dda887
  7. #e3b99f
  8. #eacbb7
  9. #f1dccf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba500e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba500e
  2. #b45519
  3. #ae5a25
  4. #a95e30
  5. #a3633c
  6. #9d6847
  7. #976d52
  8. #91725e
  9. #8c7669
  10. #867b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936559 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897906 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3645 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64236 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba500e {
  color: #ba500e;
}
Background
.bg-ba500e {
  background-color: #ba500e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ba500e {
  border: 2px solid #ba500e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba500e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 80 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba500e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba500e, #baa60e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba500e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 80 14 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.11 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.33 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.81 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.42 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.92 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.03 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.43 #45aff1 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#ba500e  rgb(186, 80, 14)  hsl(23, 86%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0e78ba  rgb(14, 120, 186)  hsl(203, 86%, 39%)  French Blue
#0eba50  rgb(14, 186, 80)  hsl(143, 86%, 39%)  Emerald
#500eba  rgb(80, 14, 186)  hsl(263, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue