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#BF450E

#bf450e ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf450e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.06% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.87% magenta, 92.67% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 18.64°, with 86.34% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #bf450e
  2. #0e88bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf450e
  2. #0ebf9e
  3. #0e30bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0e30
  2. #bf450e
  3. #bf9e0e

Triadic

  1. #bf450e
  2. #0ebf45
  3. #450ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf450e
  2. #88bf0e
  3. #0e88bf
  4. #450ebf

Square

  1. #bf450e
  2. #30bf0e
  3. #0e88bf
  4. #9e0ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #301204
  2. #782b09
  3. #bf450e
  4. #ef672a
  5. #f59a71

Shades

#bf450e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf450e
  2. #ac3e0d
  3. #99370b
  4. #86300a
  5. #732908
  6. #602307
  7. #4c1c06
  8. #391504
  9. #260e03
  10. #130701
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf450e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf450e
  2. #c55826
  3. #cc6a3e
  4. #d27d56
  5. #d98f6e
  6. #dfa287
  7. #e5b59f
  8. #ecc7b7
  9. #f2dacf
  10. #f9ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf450e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf450e
  2. #b94b19
  3. #b25125
  4. #ac5730
  5. #a65d3c
  6. #a06347
  7. #996852
  8. #936e5e
  9. #8d7469
  10. #867a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877802 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3213c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935405 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06707 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb332f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf450e {
  color: #bf450e;
}
Background
.bg-bf450e {
  background-color: #bf450e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf450e {
  border: 2px solid #bf450e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf450e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 69 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf450e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf450e, #bf9e0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf450e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 69 14 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 1.20 #b7410e Rust ΔE 2.07 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 2.45 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.42 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.27 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 8.10 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.32 #40baf1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bf450e  rgb(191, 69, 14)  hsl(19, 86%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0e88bf  rgb(14, 136, 191)  hsl(199, 86%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#0ebf45  rgb(14, 191, 69)  hsl(139, 86%, 40%)  Lime Green
#450ebf  rgb(69, 14, 191)  hsl(259, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue