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#BB460B

#bb460b ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb460b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.45% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 20.11°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #bb460b
  2. #0b80bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb460b
  2. #0bbb9e
  3. #0b28bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0b28
  2. #bb460b
  3. #bb9e0b

Triadic

  1. #bb460b
  2. #0bbb46
  3. #460bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb460b
  2. #80bb0b
  3. #0b80bb
  4. #460bbb

Square

  1. #bb460b
  2. #28bb0b
  3. #0b80bb
  4. #9e0bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1002
  2. #732b07
  3. #bb460b
  4. #f26721
  5. #f69869

Shades

#bb460b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb460b
  2. #a83f0a
  3. #963809
  4. #833108
  5. #702a07
  6. #5e2306
  7. #4b1c04
  8. #381503
  9. #250e02
  10. #130701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb460b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb460b
  2. #c25923
  3. #c96b3c
  4. #cf7e54
  5. #d6906d
  6. #dda385
  7. #e4b59d
  8. #ebc8b6
  9. #f1dace
  10. #f8ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb460b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb460b
  2. #b54c17
  3. #af5222
  4. #a9572e
  5. #a35d3a
  6. #9e6346
  7. #986951
  8. #926f5d
  9. #8c7469
  10. #867a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925f55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce253c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915402 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6604 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7352f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb460b {
  color: #bb460b;
}
Background
.bg-bb460b {
  background-color: #bb460b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb460b {
  border: 2px solid #bb460b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb460b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 70 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb460b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb460b, #bb9e0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb460b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 70 11 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.41 #b7410e Rust ΔE 1.93 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.48 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.36 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.77 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 8.94 #e25822 Flame ΔE 10.03 #44b9f4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb460b  rgb(187, 70, 11)  hsl(20, 89%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0b80bb  rgb(11, 128, 187)  hsl(200, 89%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#0bbb46  rgb(11, 187, 70)  hsl(140, 89%, 39%)  Lime Green
#460bbb  rgb(70, 11, 187)  hsl(260, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue