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#BB501E

#bb501e ≈ Mahogany

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb501e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 83.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.11°, with 72.35% saturation and 42.55% 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 3.6.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #bb501e
  2. #1e89bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb501e
  2. #1ebb9f
  3. #1e3abb

Analogous

  1. #bb1e3a
  2. #bb501e
  3. #bb9f1e

Triadic

  1. #bb501e
  2. #1ebb50
  3. #501ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb501e
  2. #89bb1e
  3. #1e89bb
  4. #501ebb

Square

  1. #bb501e
  2. #3abb1e
  3. #1e89bb
  4. #9f1ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #371809
  2. #793413
  3. #bb501e
  4. #e17644
  5. #eca786

Shades

#bb501e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb501e
  2. #a8481b
  3. #964018
  4. #833815
  5. #703012
  6. #5e280f
  7. #4b200c
  8. #381809
  9. #251006
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb501e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb501e
  2. #c26235
  3. #c9734b
  4. #cf8562
  5. #d69678
  6. #dda88f
  7. #e4b9a5
  8. #ebcbbc
  9. #f1dcd2
  10. #f8eee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb501e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb501e
  2. #b55528
  3. #af5a32
  4. #a95e3b
  5. #a36345
  6. #9e684f
  7. #986d59
  8. #927263
  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 #94655b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3746 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7423a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb501e {
  color: #bb501e;
}
Background
.bg-bb501e {
  background-color: #bb501e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb501e {
  border: 2px solid #bb501e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb501e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb501e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb501e, #bb9f1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb501e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 30 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.60 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.77 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.04 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.54 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.02 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.59 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.83 #44afe1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb501e  rgb(187, 80, 30)  hsl(19, 72%, 43%)  Mahogany
#1e89bb  rgb(30, 137, 187)  hsl(199, 72%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#1ebb50  rgb(30, 187, 80)  hsl(139, 72%, 43%)  Emerald
#501ebb  rgb(80, 30, 187)  hsl(259, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue