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#BB601A

#bb601a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb601a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.65% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.66% magenta, 86.1% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 26.09°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #bb601a
  2. #1a75bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb601a
  2. #1abbb0
  3. #1a24bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1a24
  2. #bb601a
  3. #bbb01a

Triadic

  1. #bb601a
  2. #1abb60
  3. #601abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb601a
  2. #75bb1a
  3. #1a75bb
  4. #601abb

Square

  1. #bb601a
  2. #24bb1a
  3. #1a75bb
  4. #b01abb

Monochromatic

  1. #351b07
  2. #783e11
  3. #bb601a
  4. #e4863d
  5. #edb081

Shades

#bb601a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb601a
  2. #a85617
  3. #964d15
  4. #834312
  5. #703a10
  6. #5e300d
  7. #4b260a
  8. #381d08
  9. #251305
  10. #130a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb601a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb601a
  2. #c27031
  3. #c98048
  4. #cf905f
  5. #d6a076
  6. #ddb08d
  7. #e4bfa3
  8. #ebcfba
  9. #f1dfd1
  10. #f8efe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb601a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb601a
  2. #b56324
  3. #af662e
  4. #a96a39
  5. #a36d43
  6. #9e704d
  7. #987357
  8. #927661
  9. #8c7a6c
  10. #867d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6c0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4c53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996712 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a37519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65443 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb601a {
  color: #bb601a;
}
Background
.bg-bb601a {
  background-color: #bb601a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb601a {
  border: 2px solid #bb601a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb601a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 96 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb601a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb601a, #bbb01a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb601a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 96 26 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.60 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.48 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.13 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.45 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.26 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 9.08 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.43 #449fe5 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bb601a  rgb(187, 96, 26)  hsl(26, 76%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#1a75bb  rgb(26, 117, 187)  hsl(206, 76%, 42%)  French Blue
#1abb60  rgb(26, 187, 96)  hsl(146, 76%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#601abb  rgb(96, 26, 187)  hsl(266, 76%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple