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#BB550C

#bb550c ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb550c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 33.33% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 93.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 25.03°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #bb550c
  2. #0c72bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb550c
  2. #0cbbad
  3. #0c1abb

Analogous

  1. #bb0c1a
  2. #bb550c
  3. #bbad0c

Triadic

  1. #bb550c
  2. #0cbb55
  3. #550cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb550c
  2. #72bb0c
  3. #0c72bb
  4. #550cbb

Square

  1. #bb550c
  2. #1abb0c
  3. #0c72bb
  4. #ad0cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1403
  2. #733407
  3. #bb550c
  4. #f17923
  5. #f5a46b

Shades

#bb550c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb550c
  2. #a84d0b
  3. #96440a
  4. #833c08
  5. #703307
  6. #5e2b06
  7. #4b2205
  8. #381a04
  9. #251102
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb550c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb550c
  2. #c26624
  3. #c9773d
  4. #cf8855
  5. #d6996d
  6. #ddaa86
  7. #e4bb9e
  8. #ebccb6
  9. #f1ddce
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb550c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb550c
  2. #b55918
  3. #af5e23
  4. #a9622f
  5. #a3663a
  6. #9e6b46
  7. #986f52
  8. #92735d
  9. #8c7769
  10. #867c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95685b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3d49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16e08 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74839 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb550c {
  color: #bb550c;
}
Background
.bg-bb550c {
  background-color: #bb550c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb550c {
  border: 2px solid #bb550c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb550c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 85 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb550c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb550c, #bbad0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb550c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 85 12 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.56 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.90 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.72 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.94 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.57 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.93 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.46 #44aaf3 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb550c  rgb(187, 85, 12)  hsl(25, 88%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0c72bb  rgb(12, 114, 187)  hsl(205, 88%, 39%)  French Blue
#0cbb55  rgb(12, 187, 85)  hsl(145, 88%, 39%)  Emerald
#550cbb  rgb(85, 12, 187)  hsl(265, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue