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#BC623B

#bc623b ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc623b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.43% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.87% magenta, 68.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 18.14°, with 52.23% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1974

Complementary

  1. #bc623b
  2. #3b95bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc623b
  2. #3bbca2
  3. #3b54bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3b54
  2. #bc623b
  3. #bca23b

Triadic

  1. #bc623b
  2. #3bbc62
  3. #623bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc623b
  2. #95bc3b
  3. #3b95bc
  4. #623bbc

Square

  1. #bc623b
  2. #54bc3b
  3. #3b95bc
  4. #a23bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #482516
  2. #824429
  3. #bc623b
  4. #d28e71
  5. #e5bdab

Shades

#bc623b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc623b
  2. #a95835
  3. #964e2f
  4. #844529
  5. #713b23
  6. #5e311e
  7. #4b2718
  8. #381d12
  9. #26140c
  10. #130a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc623b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc623b
  2. #c3724f
  3. #c98162
  4. #d09176
  5. #d7a189
  6. #deb19d
  7. #e4c0b1
  8. #ebd0c4
  9. #f2e0d8
  10. #f8efeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc623b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc623b
  2. #b66542
  3. #b06849
  4. #aa6b50
  5. #a46e57
  6. #9e715e
  7. #987464
  8. #92776b
  9. #8c7a72
  10. #867d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #997267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6f37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90823a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce5059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996a39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4773a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7584f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc623b {
  color: #bc623b;
}
Background
.bg-bc623b {
  background-color: #bc623b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc623b {
  border: 2px solid #bc623b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc623b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 98 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc623b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc623b, #bca23b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc623b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 98 59 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.31 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.79 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.07 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.20 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 8.86 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.92 #439dc4 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bc623b  rgb(188, 98, 59)  hsl(18, 52%, 48%)  Burnt Orange
#3b95bc  rgb(59, 149, 188)  hsl(198, 52%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#3bbc62  rgb(59, 188, 98)  hsl(138, 52%, 48%)  Emerald
#623bbc  rgb(98, 59, 188)  hsl(258, 52%, 48%)  Ocean Blue