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#BC550E

#bc550e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc550e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.33% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.79% magenta, 92.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 24.48°, with 86.14% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #bc550e
  2. #0e75bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc550e
  2. #0ebcac
  3. #0e1ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc0e1e
  2. #bc550e
  3. #bcac0e

Triadic

  1. #bc550e
  2. #0ebc55
  3. #550ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc550e
  2. #75bc0e
  3. #0e75bc
  4. #550ebc

Square

  1. #bc550e
  2. #1ebc0e
  3. #0e75bc
  4. #ac0ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1503
  2. #753509
  3. #bc550e
  4. #ef7928
  5. #f4a56f

Shades

#bc550e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc550e
  2. #a94d0d
  3. #96440b
  4. #843c0a
  5. #713308
  6. #5e2b07
  7. #4b2206
  8. #381a04
  9. #261103
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc550e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc550e
  2. #c36626
  3. #c9773e
  4. #d08856
  5. #d7996e
  6. #deaa87
  7. #e4bb9f
  8. #ebccb7
  9. #f2ddcf
  10. #f8eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc550e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc550e
  2. #b65919
  3. #b05e25
  4. #aa6230
  5. #a4663c
  6. #9e6b47
  7. #986f52
  8. #92735e
  9. #8c7769
  10. #867c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96685b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7c07 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf3c49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #965f02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16f0a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8473a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc550e {
  color: #bc550e;
}
Background
.bg-bc550e {
  background-color: #bc550e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc550e {
  border: 2px solid #bc550e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc550e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 85 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc550e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc550e, #bcac0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc550e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 85 14 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.35 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.72 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.57 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.65 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.45 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.91 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.74 #43aaf1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bc550e  rgb(188, 85, 14)  hsl(24, 86%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0e75bc  rgb(14, 117, 188)  hsl(204, 86%, 40%)  French Blue
#0ebc55  rgb(14, 188, 85)  hsl(144, 86%, 40%)  Emerald
#550ebc  rgb(85, 14, 188)  hsl(264, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue