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#BB502C

#bb502c ≈ Sinopia

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb502c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 15.1°, with 61.9% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sinopia (#cb410b), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #bb502c
  2. #2c97bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb502c
  2. #2cbb97
  3. #2c50bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2c50
  2. #bb502c
  3. #bb972c

Triadic

  1. #bb502c
  2. #2cbb50
  3. #502cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb502c
  2. #97bb2c
  3. #2c97bb
  4. #502cbb

Square

  1. #bb502c
  2. #50bb2c
  3. #2c97bb
  4. #972cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1b0f
  2. #7d351d
  3. #bb502c
  4. #d87b5b
  5. #e7ad99

Shades

#bb502c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb502c
  2. #a84828
  3. #964023
  4. #83381f
  5. #70301a
  6. #5e2816
  7. #4b2012
  8. #38180d
  9. #251009
  10. #130804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb502c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb502c
  2. #c26241
  3. #c97356
  4. #cf856b
  5. #d69680
  6. #dda896
  7. #e4b9ab
  8. #ebcbc0
  9. #f1dcd5
  10. #f8eeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb502c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb502c
  2. #b55534
  3. #af5a3d
  4. #a95e45
  5. #a3634e
  6. #9e6856
  7. #986d5e
  8. #927267
  9. #8c766f
  10. #867b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94655d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6227 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887a29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3848 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6433f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb502c {
  color: #bb502c;
}
Background
.bg-bb502c {
  background-color: #bb502c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb502c {
  border: 2px solid #bb502c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb502c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb502c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb502c, #bb972c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb502c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 44 / 0.35);
}

#cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.70 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.72 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.32 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.04 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 8.14 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.93 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.97 #44afd3 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Sinopia
#bb502c  rgb(187, 80, 44)  hsl(15, 62%, 45%)  Sinopia
#2c97bb  rgb(44, 151, 187)  hsl(195, 62%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#2cbb50  rgb(44, 187, 80)  hsl(135, 62%, 45%)  Emerald
#502cbb  rgb(80, 44, 187)  hsl(255, 62%, 45%)  Ocean Blue