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#BB581C

#bb581c ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb581c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.51% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 85.03% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 22.64°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #bb581c
  2. #1c7fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb581c
  2. #1cbba8
  3. #1c30bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1c30
  2. #bb581c
  3. #bba81c

Triadic

  1. #bb581c
  2. #1cbb58
  3. #581cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb581c
  2. #7fbb1c
  3. #1c7fbb
  4. #581cbb

Square

  1. #bb581c
  2. #30bb1c
  3. #1c7fbb
  4. #a81cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #361908
  2. #783912
  3. #bb581c
  4. #e37e41
  5. #edab84

Shades

#bb581c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb581c
  2. #a84f19
  3. #964616
  4. #833e14
  5. #703511
  6. #5e2c0e
  7. #4b230b
  8. #381a08
  9. #251206
  10. #130903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb581c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb581c
  2. #c26933
  3. #c97949
  4. #cf8a60
  5. #d69b77
  6. #ddac8e
  7. #e4bca4
  8. #ebcdbb
  9. #f1ded2
  10. #f8eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb581c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb581c
  2. #b55c26
  3. #af6030
  4. #a9643a
  5. #a36844
  6. #9e6c4e
  7. #987058
  8. #927462
  9. #8c786c
  10. #867c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966a5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746711 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7d19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce414d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #966116 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1701a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64b3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb581c {
  color: #bb581c;
}
Background
.bg-bb581c {
  background-color: #bb581c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb581c {
  border: 2px solid #bb581c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb581c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 88 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb581c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb581c, #bba81c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb581c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 88 28 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.78 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.91 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.47 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.52 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.20 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.25 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.51 #44a7e3 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb581c  rgb(187, 88, 28)  hsl(23, 74%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#1c7fbb  rgb(28, 127, 187)  hsl(203, 74%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#1cbb58  rgb(28, 187, 88)  hsl(143, 74%, 42%)  Emerald
#581cbb  rgb(88, 28, 187)  hsl(263, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue