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#BB550E

#bb550e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb550e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 92.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 24.62°, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #bb550e
  2. #0e74bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb550e
  2. #0ebbab
  3. #0e1ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb0e1e
  2. #bb550e
  3. #bbab0e

Triadic

  1. #bb550e
  2. #0ebb55
  3. #550ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb550e
  2. #74bb0e
  3. #0e74bb
  4. #550ebb

Square

  1. #bb550e
  2. #1ebb0e
  3. #0e74bb
  4. #ab0ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1403
  2. #743509
  3. #bb550e
  4. #ef7927
  5. #f4a56e

Shades

#bb550e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb550e
  2. #a84d0d
  3. #96440b
  4. #833c0a
  5. #703308
  6. #5e2b07
  7. #4b2206
  8. #381a04
  9. #251103
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb550e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb550e
  2. #c26626
  3. #c9773e
  4. #cf8856
  5. #d6996e
  6. #ddaa87
  7. #e4bb9f
  8. #ebccb7
  9. #f1ddcf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb550e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb550e
  2. #b55919
  3. #af5e25
  4. #a96230
  5. #a3663c
  6. #9e6b47
  7. #986f52
  8. #92735e
  9. #8c7769
  10. #867c75
  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 #8b7c08 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3d49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955f02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16e0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7483a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb550e {
  color: #bb550e;
}
Background
.bg-bb550e {
  background-color: #bb550e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb550e {
  border: 2px solid #bb550e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb550e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 85 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb550e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb550e, #bbab0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb550e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 85 14 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.56 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.78 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.58 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.78 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.60 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.79 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.62 #44aaf1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb550e  rgb(187, 85, 14)  hsl(25, 86%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0e74bb  rgb(14, 116, 187)  hsl(205, 86%, 39%)  French Blue
#0ebb55  rgb(14, 187, 85)  hsl(145, 86%, 39%)  Emerald
#550ebb  rgb(85, 14, 187)  hsl(265, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue