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#BB520E

#bb520e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb520e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.16% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.15% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 23.58°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #bb520e
  2. #0e77bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb520e
  2. #0ebba8
  3. #0e21bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0e21
  2. #bb520e
  3. #bba80e

Triadic

  1. #bb520e
  2. #0ebb52
  3. #520ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb520e
  2. #77bb0e
  3. #0e77bb
  4. #520ebb

Square

  1. #bb520e
  2. #21bb0e
  3. #0e77bb
  4. #a80ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1403
  2. #743309
  3. #bb520e
  4. #ef7527
  5. #f4a36e

Shades

#bb520e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb520e
  2. #a84a0d
  3. #96420b
  4. #83390a
  5. #703108
  6. #5e2907
  7. #4b2106
  8. #381904
  9. #251003
  10. #130801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb520e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb520e
  2. #c26326
  3. #c9753e
  4. #cf8656
  5. #d6976e
  6. #dda987
  7. #e4ba9f
  8. #ebcbb7
  9. #f1dccf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb520e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb520e
  2. #b55719
  3. #af5b25
  4. #a96030
  5. #a3643c
  6. #9e6947
  7. #986e52
  8. #92725e
  9. #8c7769
  10. #867b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95665a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7a07 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3846 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945c03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06c0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74438 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb520e {
  color: #bb520e;
}
Background
.bg-bb520e {
  background-color: #bb520e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb520e {
  border: 2px solid #bb520e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb520e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 82 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb520e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb520e, #bba80e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb520e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 82 14 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.84 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.72 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.51 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.85 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.30 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.36 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.20 #44adf1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb520e  rgb(187, 82, 14)  hsl(24, 86%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0e77bb  rgb(14, 119, 187)  hsl(204, 86%, 39%)  French Blue
#0ebb52  rgb(14, 187, 82)  hsl(144, 86%, 39%)  Emerald
#520ebb  rgb(82, 14, 187)  hsl(264, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue