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#BB5E44

#bb5e44 ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5e44 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.86% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.73% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 13.11°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 7.94.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1899

Complementary

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #44a1bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #44bb9a
  3. #4465bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4465
  2. #bb5e44
  3. #bb9a44

Triadic

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #44bb5e
  3. #5e44bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #a1bb44
  3. #44a1bb
  4. #5e44bb

Square

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #65bb44
  3. #44a1bb
  4. #9a44bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b261b
  2. #834230
  3. #bb5e44
  4. #cf8e7c
  5. #e4bfb4

Shades

#bb5e44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #a8553d
  3. #964b36
  4. #834230
  5. #703829
  6. #5e2f22
  7. #4b261b
  8. #381c14
  9. #25130e
  10. #130907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5e44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #c26e57
  3. #c97e69
  4. #cf8e7c
  5. #d69e8f
  6. #ddafa2
  7. #e4bfb4
  8. #ebcfc7
  9. #f1dfda
  10. #f8efec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5e44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5e44
  2. #b5614a
  3. #af6550
  4. #a96856
  5. #a36c5c
  6. #9e6f62
  7. #987268
  8. #92766e
  9. #8c7974
  10. #867d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766c41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976742 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a17443 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65451 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5e44 {
  color: #bb5e44;
}
Background
.bg-bb5e44 {
  background-color: #bb5e44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5e44 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5e44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5e44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 94 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5e44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5e44, #bb9a44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5e44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 94 68 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.94 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.20 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.53 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.53 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.81 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.11 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.35 #44a1bb Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb5e44  rgb(187, 94, 68)  hsl(13, 47%, 50%)  Redwood
#44a1bb  rgb(68, 161, 187)  hsl(193, 47%, 50%)  Bondi Blue
#44bb5e  rgb(68, 187, 94)  hsl(133, 47%, 50%)  Emerald
#5e44bb  rgb(94, 68, 187)  hsl(253, 47%, 50%)  Ocean Blue