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#BE400A

#be400a ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.32% magenta, 94.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 90% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.17.

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Relative luminance0.1464

Complementary

  1. #be400a
  2. #0a88be

Split complementary

  1. #be400a
  2. #0abe9a
  3. #0a2ebe

Analogous

  1. #be0a2e
  2. #be400a
  3. #be9a0a

Triadic

  1. #be400a
  2. #0abe40
  3. #400abe

Tetradic

  1. #be400a
  2. #88be0a
  3. #0a88be
  4. #400abe

Square

  1. #be400a
  2. #2ebe0a
  3. #0a88be
  4. #9a0abe

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0f02
  2. #752806
  3. #be400a
  4. #f36021
  5. #f7946a

Shades

#be400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be400a
  2. #ab3a09
  3. #983308
  4. #852d07
  5. #722606
  6. #5f2005
  7. #4c1a04
  8. #391303
  9. #260d02
  10. #130601
  11. #000000

Tints

#be400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be400a
  2. #c55323
  3. #cb663b
  4. #d27954
  5. #d88c6c
  6. #dfa085
  7. #e5b39d
  8. #ecc6b6
  9. #f2d9ce
  10. #f9ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be400a
  2. #b84616
  3. #b24d22
  4. #ab532d
  5. #a55a39
  6. #9f6045
  7. #996651
  8. #936d5d
  9. #8c7368
  10. #867a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935d54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d21637 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915001 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6402 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2c2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be400a {
  color: #be400a;
}
Background
.bg-be400a {
  background-color: #be400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be400a {
  border: 2px solid #be400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be400a, #be9a0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.17 #b7410e Rust ΔE 1.38 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 2.74 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.23 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.47 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.53 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 9.23 #41bff5 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Mahogany
#be400a  rgb(190, 64, 10)  hsl(18, 90%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0a88be  rgb(10, 136, 190)  hsl(198, 90%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#0abe40  rgb(10, 190, 64)  hsl(138, 90%, 39%)  Lime Green
#400abe  rgb(64, 10, 190)  hsl(258, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue