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#BD490A

#bd490a ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd490a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 28.63% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.38% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 21.12°, with 89.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #bd490a
  2. #0a7ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bd490a
  2. #0abda3
  3. #0a24bd

Analogous

  1. #bd0a24
  2. #bd490a
  3. #bda30a

Triadic

  1. #bd490a
  2. #0abd49
  3. #490abd

Tetradic

  1. #bd490a
  2. #7ebd0a
  3. #0a7ebd
  4. #490abd

Square

  1. #bd490a
  2. #24bd0a
  3. #0a7ebd
  4. #a30abd

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1102
  2. #742d06
  3. #bd490a
  4. #f36b20
  5. #f79b69

Shades

#bd490a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd490a
  2. #aa4209
  3. #973a08
  4. #843307
  5. #712c06
  6. #5f2505
  7. #4c1d04
  8. #391603
  9. #260f02
  10. #130701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd490a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd490a
  2. #c45b23
  3. #ca6d3b
  4. #d18054
  5. #d7926c
  6. #dea485
  7. #e5b69d
  8. #ebc8b6
  9. #f2dbce
  10. #f8ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd490a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd490a
  2. #b74f16
  3. #b15422
  4. #ab5a2d
  5. #a55f39
  6. #9f6545
  7. #986a51
  8. #92705d
  9. #8c7568
  10. #867b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b5e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0293f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06804 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93831 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd490a {
  color: #bd490a;
}
Background
.bg-bd490a {
  background-color: #bd490a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd490a {
  border: 2px solid #bd490a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd490a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 73 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd490a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd490a, #bda30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd490a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 73 10 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 2.01 #b7410e Rust ΔE 2.99 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.60 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.30 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.09 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.33 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.68 #42b6f5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bd490a  rgb(189, 73, 10)  hsl(21, 90%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0a7ebd  rgb(10, 126, 189)  hsl(201, 90%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#0abd49  rgb(10, 189, 73)  hsl(141, 90%, 39%)  Lime Green
#490abd  rgb(73, 10, 189)  hsl(261, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue