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#BE4E02

#be4e02 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be4e02 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 30.59% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 98.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 24.26°, with 97.92% saturation and 37.65% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #be4e02
  2. #0272be

Split complementary

  1. #be4e02
  2. #02beac
  3. #0214be

Analogous

  1. #be0214
  2. #be4e02
  3. #beac02

Triadic

  1. #be4e02
  2. #02be4e
  3. #4e02be

Tetradic

  1. #be4e02
  2. #72be02
  3. #0272be
  4. #4e02be

Square

  1. #be4e02
  2. #14be02
  3. #0272be
  4. #ac02be

Monochromatic

  1. #271000
  2. #722f01
  3. #be4e02
  4. #fc7010
  5. #fd9d5c

Shades

#be4e02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4e02
  2. #ab4602
  3. #983e02
  4. #853701
  5. #722f01
  6. #5f2701
  7. #4c1f01
  8. #391701
  9. #261000
  10. #130800
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4e02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4e02
  2. #c5601b
  3. #cb7135
  4. #d2834e
  5. #d89567
  6. #dfa781
  7. #e5b89a
  8. #eccab3
  9. #f2dccc
  10. #f9ede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4e02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4e02
  2. #b8530f
  3. #b2581b
  4. #ab5d28
  5. #a56234
  6. #9f6741
  7. #996c4e
  8. #93715a
  9. #8c7667
  10. #867b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13142 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16b00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3e33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4e02 {
  color: #be4e02;
}
Background
.bg-be4e02 {
  background-color: #be4e02;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4e02 {
  border: 2px solid #be4e02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4e02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 78 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4e02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4e02, #beac02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4e02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 78 2 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.72 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.99 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.11 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.24 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.92 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.79 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.13 #41b1fd Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#be4e02  rgb(190, 78, 2)  hsl(24, 98%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#0272be  rgb(2, 114, 190)  hsl(204, 98%, 38%)  French Blue
#02be4e  rgb(2, 190, 78)  hsl(144, 98%, 38%)  Lime Green
#4e02be  rgb(78, 2, 190)  hsl(264, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue