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#BB5D2A

#bb5d2a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb5d2a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.47% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.27% magenta, 77.54% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 21.1°, with 63.32% saturation and 44.9% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #2a88bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #2abba5
  3. #2a40bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2a40
  2. #bb5d2a
  3. #bba52a

Triadic

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #2abb5d
  3. #5d2abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #88bb2a
  3. #2a88bb
  4. #5d2abb

Square

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #40bb2a
  3. #2a88bb
  4. #a52abb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1f0e
  2. #7d3e1c
  3. #bb5d2a
  4. #d98658
  5. #e8b396

Shades

#bb5d2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #a85426
  3. #964a22
  4. #83411d
  5. #703819
  6. #5e2f15
  7. #4b2511
  8. #381c0d
  9. #251308
  10. #130904
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5d2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #c26d3f
  3. #c97d55
  4. #cf8e6a
  5. #d69e7f
  6. #ddae95
  7. #e4beaa
  8. #ebcebf
  9. #f1dfd4
  10. #f8efea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5d2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5d2a
  2. #b56133
  3. #af643b
  4. #a96844
  5. #a36b4c
  6. #9e6f55
  7. #98725e
  8. #927666
  9. #8c796f
  10. #867d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786a23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4952 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976526 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65245 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5d2a {
  color: #bb5d2a;
}
Background
.bg-bb5d2a {
  background-color: #bb5d2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5d2a {
  border: 2px solid #bb5d2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5d2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 93 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5d2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5d2a, #bba52a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5d2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 93 42 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.81 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.97 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.99 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.02 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.10 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.39 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.89 #44a2d5 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb5d2a  rgb(187, 93, 42)  hsl(21, 63%, 45%)  Burnt Orange
#2a88bb  rgb(42, 136, 187)  hsl(201, 63%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#2abb5d  rgb(42, 187, 93)  hsl(141, 63%, 45%)  Emerald
#5d2abb  rgb(93, 42, 187)  hsl(261, 63%, 45%)  Purple Heart