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#BB591A

#bb591a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb591a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.9% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 86.1% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 23.48°, with 75.59% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #bb591a
  2. #1a7cbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb591a
  2. #1abba9
  3. #1a2bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb1a2b
  2. #bb591a
  3. #bba91a

Triadic

  1. #bb591a
  2. #1abb59
  3. #591abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb591a
  2. #7cbb1a
  3. #1a7cbb
  4. #591abb

Square

  1. #bb591a
  2. #2bbb1a
  3. #1a7cbb
  4. #a91abb

Monochromatic

  1. #351907
  2. #783911
  3. #bb591a
  4. #e47f3d
  5. #edab81

Shades

#bb591a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb591a
  2. #a85017
  3. #964715
  4. #833e12
  5. #703510
  6. #5e2d0d
  7. #4b240a
  8. #381b08
  9. #251205
  10. #130903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb591a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb591a
  2. #c26a31
  3. #c97a48
  4. #cf8b5f
  5. #d69b76
  6. #ddac8d
  7. #e4bda3
  8. #ebcdba
  9. #f1ded1
  10. #f8eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb591a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb591a
  2. #b55d24
  3. #af612e
  4. #a96539
  5. #a36943
  6. #9e6d4d
  7. #987057
  8. #927461
  9. #8c786c
  10. #867c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75670d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce434d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #966213 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a17118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64d3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb591a {
  color: #bb591a;
}
Background
.bg-bb591a {
  background-color: #bb591a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb591a {
  border: 2px solid #bb591a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb591a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 89 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb591a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb591a, #bba91a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb591a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 89 26 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.64 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 6.39 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.89 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.02 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.06 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.59 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.53 #44a6e5 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb591a  rgb(187, 89, 26)  hsl(23, 76%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#1a7cbb  rgb(26, 124, 187)  hsl(203, 76%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#1abb59  rgb(26, 187, 89)  hsl(143, 76%, 42%)  Emerald
#591abb  rgb(89, 26, 187)  hsl(263, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue