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#BC5809

#bc5809 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc5809 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.51% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.19% magenta, 95.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 26.48°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #bc5809
  2. #096dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc5809
  2. #09bcb2
  3. #0914bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0914
  2. #bc5809
  3. #bcb209

Triadic

  1. #bc5809
  2. #09bc58
  3. #5809bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5809
  2. #6dbc09
  3. #096dbc
  4. #5809bc

Square

  1. #bc5809
  2. #14bc09
  3. #096dbc
  4. #b209bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1402
  2. #733606
  3. #bc5809
  4. #f47c1d
  5. #f8a666

Shades

#bc5809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5809
  2. #a94f08
  3. #964607
  4. #843e06
  5. #713505
  6. #5e2c05
  7. #4b2304
  8. #381a03
  9. #261202
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5809
  2. #c36922
  3. #c9793a
  4. #d08a53
  5. #d79b6b
  6. #deac84
  7. #e4bc9d
  8. #ebcdb5
  9. #f2dece
  10. #f8eee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5809
  2. #b65c15
  3. #b06021
  4. #aa642d
  5. #a46839
  6. #9e6c45
  7. #987050
  8. #92745c
  9. #8c7868
  10. #867c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976a5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7d03 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf404b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27005 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84b3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5809 {
  color: #bc5809;
}
Background
.bg-bc5809 {
  background-color: #bc5809;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5809 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 88 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5809, #bcb209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 88 9 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.52 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.74 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 7.11 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.37 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.00 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.03 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.76 #43a7f6 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bc5809  rgb(188, 88, 9)  hsl(26, 91%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#096dbc  rgb(9, 109, 188)  hsl(206, 91%, 39%)  French Blue
#09bc58  rgb(9, 188, 88)  hsl(146, 91%, 39%)  Emerald
#5809bc  rgb(88, 9, 188)  hsl(266, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue