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#BC300F

#bc300f ≈ Rust

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc300f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 18.82% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.47% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.45°, with 85.22% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #bc300f
  2. #0f9bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc300f
  2. #0fbc87
  3. #0f44bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0f44
  2. #bc300f
  3. #bc870f

Triadic

  1. #bc300f
  2. #0fbc30
  3. #300fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc300f
  2. #9bbc0f
  3. #0f9bbc
  4. #300fbc

Square

  1. #bc300f
  2. #44bc0f
  3. #0f9bbc
  4. #870fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0c04
  2. #751e09
  3. #bc300f
  4. #ee4f2a
  5. #f48970

Shades

#bc300f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc300f
  2. #a92b0e
  3. #96260c
  4. #84220b
  5. #711d09
  6. #5e1808
  7. #4b1306
  8. #380e05
  9. #260a03
  10. #130502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc300f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc300f
  2. #c34527
  3. #c9593f
  4. #d06e57
  5. #d7836f
  6. #de9887
  7. #e4ac9f
  8. #ebc1b7
  9. #f2d6cf
  10. #f8eae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc300f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc300f
  2. #b6381a
  3. #b04026
  4. #aa4831
  5. #a4503c
  6. #9e5848
  7. #986053
  8. #92685e
  9. #8c7069
  10. #867875
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90544f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5105 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d460a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5d06 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc300f {
  color: #bc300f;
}
Background
.bg-bc300f {
  background-color: #bc300f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc300f {
  border: 2px solid #bc300f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc300f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 48 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc300f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc300f, #bc870f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc300f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 48 15 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 4.32 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.50 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.18 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.39 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.59 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.71 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.32 #43cff0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Rust
#bc300f  rgb(188, 48, 15)  hsl(11, 85%, 40%)  Rust
#0f9bbc  rgb(15, 155, 188)  hsl(191, 85%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#0fbc30  rgb(15, 188, 48)  hsl(131, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#300fbc  rgb(48, 15, 188)  hsl(251, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue