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#BB490A

#bb490a ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb490a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.63% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 94.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 21.36°, with 89.85% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1535

Complementary

  1. #bb490a
  2. #0a7cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb490a
  2. #0abba2
  3. #0a23bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0a23
  2. #bb490a
  3. #bba20a

Triadic

  1. #bb490a
  2. #0abb49
  3. #490abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb490a
  2. #7cbb0a
  3. #0a7cbb
  4. #490abb

Square

  1. #bb490a
  2. #23bb0a
  3. #0a7cbb
  4. #a20abb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1002
  2. #722d06
  3. #bb490a
  4. #f36a1f
  5. #f79a67

Shades

#bb490a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb490a
  2. #a84209
  3. #963a08
  4. #833307
  5. #702c06
  6. #5e2505
  7. #4b1d04
  8. #381603
  9. #250f02
  10. #130701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb490a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb490a
  2. #c25b23
  3. #c96d3b
  4. #cf8054
  5. #d6926c
  6. #dda485
  7. #e4b69d
  8. #ebc8b6
  9. #f1dbce
  10. #f8ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb490a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb490a
  2. #b54f16
  3. #af5422
  4. #a95a2d
  5. #a35f39
  6. #9e6545
  7. #986a51
  8. #92705d
  9. #8c7568
  10. #867b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936156 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867700 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2a3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6804 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73931 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb490a {
  color: #bb490a;
}
Background
.bg-bb490a {
  background-color: #bb490a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb490a {
  border: 2px solid #bb490a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb490a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb490a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb490a, #bba20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb490a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 10 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 2.13 #b7410e Rust ΔE 2.87 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.96 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.55 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.81 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.74 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.86 #44b6f5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb490a  rgb(187, 73, 10)  hsl(21, 90%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0a7cbb  rgb(10, 124, 187)  hsl(201, 90%, 39%)  French Blue
#0abb49  rgb(10, 187, 73)  hsl(141, 90%, 39%)  Lime Green
#490abb  rgb(73, 10, 187)  hsl(261, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue