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#BE4911

#be4911 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be4911 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 28.63% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 91.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 19.42°, with 83.57% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1575

Complementary

  1. #be4911
  2. #1186be

Split complementary

  1. #be4911
  2. #11be9f
  3. #1130be

Analogous

  1. #be1130
  2. #be4911
  3. #be9f11

Triadic

  1. #be4911
  2. #11be49
  3. #4911be

Tetradic

  1. #be4911
  2. #86be11
  3. #1186be
  4. #4911be

Square

  1. #be4911
  2. #30be11
  3. #1186be
  4. #9f11be

Monochromatic

  1. #321304
  2. #782e0b
  3. #be4911
  4. #ec6c2f
  5. #f39e75

Shades

#be4911 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4911
  2. #ab420f
  3. #983a0e
  4. #85330c
  5. #722c0a
  6. #5f2509
  7. #4c1d07
  8. #391605
  9. #260f03
  10. #130702
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4911 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4911
  2. #c55b29
  3. #cb6d41
  4. #d28058
  5. #d89270
  6. #dfa488
  7. #e5b6a0
  8. #ecc8b8
  9. #f2dbcf
  10. #f9ede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4911 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4911
  2. #b84f1c
  3. #b25427
  4. #ab5a32
  5. #a55f3d
  6. #9f6549
  7. #996a54
  8. #93705f
  9. #8c756a
  10. #867b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b5e02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887807 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1293f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945609 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0690c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3832 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4911 {
  color: #be4911;
}
Background
.bg-be4911 {
  background-color: #be4911;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4911 {
  border: 2px solid #be4911;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4911;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 73 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4911 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4911, #be9f11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4911 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 73 17 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.87 #b7410e Rust ΔE 2.67 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 2.95 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.95 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.97 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.02 #41b6ee Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mahogany
#be4911  rgb(190, 73, 17)  hsl(19, 84%, 41%)  Mahogany
#1186be  rgb(17, 134, 190)  hsl(199, 84%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#11be49  rgb(17, 190, 73)  hsl(139, 84%, 41%)  Lime Green
#4911be  rgb(73, 17, 190)  hsl(259, 84%, 41%)  Medium Blue