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#BB5422

#bb5422 ≈ Mahogany

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb5422 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.94% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.61°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #bb5422
  2. #2289bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5422
  2. #22bba0
  3. #223cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb223c
  2. #bb5422
  3. #bba022

Triadic

  1. #bb5422
  2. #22bb54
  3. #5422bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5422
  2. #89bb22
  3. #2289bb
  4. #5422bb

Square

  1. #bb5422
  2. #3cbb22
  3. #2289bb
  4. #a022bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1a0a
  2. #7a3716
  3. #bb5422
  4. #de7b4b
  5. #eaab8c

Shades

#bb5422 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5422
  2. #a84c1f
  3. #96431b
  4. #833b18
  5. #703214
  6. #5e2a11
  7. #4b220e
  8. #38190a
  9. #251107
  10. #130803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5422 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5422
  2. #c26538
  3. #c9764e
  4. #cf8764
  5. #d6987a
  6. #ddaa91
  7. #e4bba7
  8. #ebccbd
  9. #f1ddd3
  10. #f8eee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5422 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5422
  2. #b5582b
  3. #af5d35
  4. #a9613e
  5. #a36648
  6. #9e6a51
  7. #986e5a
  8. #927364
  9. #8c776d
  10. #867c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95685d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71641a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3c4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945e1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06e20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6473e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5422 {
  color: #bb5422;
}
Background
.bg-bb5422 {
  background-color: #bb5422;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb5422 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5422;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5422;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 84 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5422 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5422, #bba022);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5422 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 84 34 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.57 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.78 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.81 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.11 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.12 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.20 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.95 #44abdd Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb5422  rgb(187, 84, 34)  hsl(20, 69%, 43%)  Mahogany
#2289bb  rgb(34, 137, 187)  hsl(200, 69%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#22bb54  rgb(34, 187, 84)  hsl(140, 69%, 43%)  Emerald
#5422bb  rgb(84, 34, 187)  hsl(260, 69%, 43%)  Medium Blue