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#BE3F09

#be3f09 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be3f09 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 24.71% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.84% magenta, 95.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 17.9°, with 90.95% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #be3f09
  2. #0988be

Split complementary

  1. #be3f09
  2. #09be99
  3. #092ebe

Analogous

  1. #be092e
  2. #be3f09
  3. #be9909

Triadic

  1. #be3f09
  2. #09be3f
  3. #3f09be

Tetradic

  1. #be3f09
  2. #88be09
  3. #0988be
  4. #3f09be

Square

  1. #be3f09
  2. #2ebe09
  3. #0988be
  4. #9909be

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0f02
  2. #752706
  3. #be3f09
  4. #f45f1f
  5. #f89368

Shades

#be3f09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be3f09
  2. #ab3908
  3. #983207
  4. #852c06
  5. #722605
  6. #5f2005
  7. #4c1904
  8. #391303
  9. #260d02
  10. #130601
  11. #000000

Tints

#be3f09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be3f09
  2. #c55222
  3. #cb653a
  4. #d27953
  5. #d88c6b
  6. #df9f84
  7. #e5b29d
  8. #ecc5b5
  9. #f2d9ce
  10. #f9ece6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be3f09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be3f09
  2. #b84615
  3. #b24c21
  4. #ab532d
  5. #a55939
  6. #9f6045
  7. #996650
  8. #936d5c
  9. #8c7368
  10. #867a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935c54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d21337 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914f01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6401 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2b2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be3f09 {
  color: #be3f09;
}
Background
.bg-be3f09 {
  background-color: #be3f09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be3f09 {
  border: 2px solid #be3f09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be3f09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 63 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be3f09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be3f09, #be9909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be3f09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 63 9 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.27 #b7410e Rust ΔE 1.37 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 2.81 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.08 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.56 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.72 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 9.05 #41c0f6 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Mahogany
#be3f09  rgb(190, 63, 9)  hsl(18, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0988be  rgb(9, 136, 190)  hsl(198, 91%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#09be3f  rgb(9, 190, 63)  hsl(138, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green
#3f09be  rgb(63, 9, 190)  hsl(258, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue