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#BB501C

#bb501c ≈ Mahogany

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb501c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 85.03% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.62°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1639

Complementary

  1. #bb501c
  2. #1c87bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb501c
  2. #1cbba0
  3. #1c38bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1c38
  2. #bb501c
  3. #bba01c

Triadic

  1. #bb501c
  2. #1cbb50
  3. #501cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb501c
  2. #87bb1c
  3. #1c87bb
  4. #501cbb

Square

  1. #bb501c
  2. #38bb1c
  3. #1c87bb
  4. #a01cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #361708
  2. #783412
  3. #bb501c
  4. #e37641
  5. #eda684

Shades

#bb501c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb501c
  2. #a84819
  3. #964016
  4. #833814
  5. #703011
  6. #5e280e
  7. #4b200b
  8. #381808
  9. #251006
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb501c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb501c
  2. #c26233
  3. #c97349
  4. #cf8560
  5. #d69677
  6. #dda88e
  7. #e4b9a4
  8. #ebcbbb
  9. #f1dcd2
  10. #f8eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb501c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb501c
  2. #b55526
  3. #af5a30
  4. #a95e3a
  5. #a36344
  6. #9e684e
  7. #986d58
  8. #927262
  9. #8c766c
  10. #867b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94655a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6213 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3646 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74239 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb501c {
  color: #bb501c;
}
Background
.bg-bb501c {
  background-color: #bb501c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb501c {
  border: 2px solid #bb501c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb501c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb501c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb501c, #bba01c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb501c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 28 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.55 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.83 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.14 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.27 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.12 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.64 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.65 #44afe3 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb501c  rgb(187, 80, 28)  hsl(20, 74%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1c87bb  rgb(28, 135, 187)  hsl(200, 74%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#1cbb50  rgb(28, 187, 80)  hsl(140, 74%, 42%)  Emerald
#501cbb  rgb(80, 28, 187)  hsl(260, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue