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#BE601E

#be601e ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be601e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 37.65% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.47% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 24.75°, with 72.73% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #be601e
  2. #1e7cbe

Split complementary

  1. #be601e
  2. #1ebeb0
  3. #1e2cbe

Analogous

  1. #be1e2c
  2. #be601e
  3. #beb01e

Triadic

  1. #be601e
  2. #1ebe60
  3. #601ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be601e
  2. #7cbe1e
  3. #1e7cbe
  4. #601ebe

Square

  1. #be601e
  2. #2cbe1e
  3. #1e7cbe
  4. #b01ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1d09
  2. #7c3f14
  3. #be601e
  4. #e28747
  5. #ecb289

Shades

#be601e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be601e
  2. #ab561b
  3. #984d18
  4. #854315
  5. #723a12
  6. #5f300f
  7. #4c260c
  8. #391d09
  9. #261306
  10. #130a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#be601e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be601e
  2. #c57035
  3. #cb804b
  4. #d29062
  5. #d8a078
  6. #dfb08f
  7. #e5bfa5
  8. #eccfbc
  9. #f2dfd2
  10. #f9efe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be601e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be601e
  2. #b86328
  3. #b26632
  4. #ab6a3b
  5. #a56d45
  6. #9f704f
  7. #997359
  8. #937663
  9. #8c7a6c
  10. #867d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6d12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92821c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14b53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5761d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95444 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be601e {
  color: #be601e;
}
Background
.bg-be601e {
  background-color: #be601e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be601e {
  border: 2px solid #be601e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be601e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 96 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be601e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be601e, #beb01e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be601e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 96 30 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.92 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.94 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.83 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.21 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.45 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 8.61 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.66 #419fe1 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#be601e  rgb(190, 96, 30)  hsl(25, 73%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#1e7cbe  rgb(30, 124, 190)  hsl(205, 73%, 43%)  Steel Blue
#1ebe60  rgb(30, 190, 96)  hsl(145, 73%, 43%)  Emerald
#601ebe  rgb(96, 30, 190)  hsl(265, 73%, 43%)  Rebecca Purple