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#BB490F

#bb490f ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb490f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 91.98% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 20.23°, with 85.15% saturation and 39.61% 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 1.97.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #bb490f
  2. #0f81bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb490f
  2. #0fbb9f
  3. #0f2bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb0f2b
  2. #bb490f
  3. #bb9f0f

Triadic

  1. #bb490f
  2. #0fbb49
  3. #490fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb490f
  2. #81bb0f
  3. #0f81bb
  4. #490fbb

Square

  1. #bb490f
  2. #2bbb0f
  3. #0f81bb
  4. #9f0fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1204
  2. #742d09
  3. #bb490f
  4. #ee6b29
  5. #f39c70

Shades

#bb490f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb490f
  2. #a8420e
  3. #963a0c
  4. #83330b
  5. #702c09
  6. #5e2508
  7. #4b1d06
  8. #381605
  9. #250f03
  10. #130702
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb490f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb490f
  2. #c25b27
  3. #c96d3f
  4. #cf8057
  5. #d6926f
  6. #dda487
  7. #e4b69f
  8. #ebc8b7
  9. #f1dbcf
  10. #f8ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb490f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb490f
  2. #b54f1a
  3. #af5426
  4. #a95a31
  5. #a35f3c
  6. #9e6548
  7. #986a53
  8. #92705e
  9. #8c7569
  10. #867b75
  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 #867705 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2b3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925606 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6809 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73932 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb490f {
  color: #bb490f;
}
Background
.bg-bb490f {
  background-color: #bb490f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb490f {
  border: 2px solid #bb490f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb490f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb490f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb490f, #bb9f0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb490f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 15 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.97 #b7410e Rust ΔE 2.50 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.63 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.84 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.58 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.45 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.62 #44b6f0 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb490f  rgb(187, 73, 15)  hsl(20, 85%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0f81bb  rgb(15, 129, 187)  hsl(200, 85%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#0fbb49  rgb(15, 187, 73)  hsl(140, 85%, 40%)  Lime Green
#490fbb  rgb(73, 15, 187)  hsl(260, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue