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#BB320E

#bb320e ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb320e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 19.61% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.26% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.49°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #bb320e
  2. #0e97bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb320e
  2. #0ebb89
  3. #0e40bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0e40
  2. #bb320e
  3. #bb890e

Triadic

  1. #bb320e
  2. #0ebb32
  3. #320ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb320e
  2. #97bb0e
  3. #0e97bb
  4. #320ebb

Square

  1. #bb320e
  2. #40bb0e
  3. #0e97bb
  4. #890ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0c03
  2. #741f09
  3. #bb320e
  4. #ef5027
  5. #f48a6e

Shades

#bb320e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb320e
  2. #a82d0d
  3. #96280b
  4. #83230a
  5. #701e08
  6. #5e1907
  7. #4b1406
  8. #380f04
  9. #250a03
  10. #130501
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb320e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb320e
  2. #c24726
  3. #c95b3e
  4. #cf7056
  5. #d6846e
  6. #dd9987
  7. #e4ad9f
  8. #ebc2b7
  9. #f1d6cf
  10. #f8ebe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb320e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb320e
  2. #b53a19
  3. #af4225
  4. #a94930
  5. #a3513c
  6. #9e5947
  7. #986152
  8. #92695e
  9. #8c7069
  10. #867875
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f554f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5104 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4708 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71523 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb320e {
  color: #bb320e;
}
Background
.bg-bb320e {
  background-color: #bb320e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb320e {
  border: 2px solid #bb320e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb320e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 50 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb320e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb320e, #bb890e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb320e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 50 14 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.79 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.87 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.91 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.43 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.72 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.76 #44cdf1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Rust
#bb320e  rgb(187, 50, 14)  hsl(12, 86%, 39%)  Rust
#0e97bb  rgb(14, 151, 187)  hsl(192, 86%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#0ebb32  rgb(14, 187, 50)  hsl(132, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#320ebb  rgb(50, 14, 187)  hsl(252, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue