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#BB4E04

#bb4e04 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4e04 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.29% magenta, 97.86% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 24.26°, with 95.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #0471bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #04bba9
  3. #0416bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0416
  2. #bb4e04
  3. #bba904

Triadic

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #04bb4e
  3. #4e04bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #71bb04
  3. #0471bb
  4. #4e04bb

Square

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #16bb04
  3. #0471bb
  4. #a904bb

Monochromatic

  1. #251001
  2. #702f02
  3. #bb4e04
  4. #fa7012
  5. #fc9d5c

Shades

#bb4e04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #a84604
  3. #963e03
  4. #833703
  5. #702f02
  6. #5e2702
  7. #4b1f02
  8. #381701
  9. #251001
  10. #130800
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4e04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #c2601d
  3. #c97136
  4. #cf834f
  5. #d69568
  6. #dda782
  7. #e4b89b
  8. #ebcab4
  9. #f1dccd
  10. #f8ede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4e04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4e04
  2. #b55310
  3. #af581d
  4. #a95d29
  5. #a36236
  6. #9e6742
  7. #986c4e
  8. #92715b
  9. #8c7667
  10. #867b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946458 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73f34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4e04 {
  color: #bb4e04;
}
Background
.bg-bb4e04 {
  background-color: #bb4e04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4e04 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4e04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4e04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4e04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4e04, #bba904);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4e04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 4 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.01 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.28 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.90 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.51 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.44 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.21 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.68 #44b1fb Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb4e04  rgb(187, 78, 4)  hsl(24, 96%, 37%)  Mahogany
#0471bb  rgb(4, 113, 187)  hsl(204, 96%, 37%)  French Blue
#04bb4e  rgb(4, 187, 78)  hsl(144, 96%, 37%)  Emerald
#4e04bb  rgb(78, 4, 187)  hsl(264, 96%, 37%)  Medium Blue