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#BF462A

#bf462a ≈ Sinopia

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf462a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.45% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.35% magenta, 78.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 11.28°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sinopia (#cb410b), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #bf462a
  2. #2aa3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf462a
  2. #2abf91
  3. #2a58bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2a58
  2. #bf462a
  3. #bf912a

Triadic

  1. #bf462a
  2. #2abf46
  3. #462abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf462a
  2. #a3bf2a
  3. #2aa3bf
  4. #462abf

Square

  1. #bf462a
  2. #58bf2a
  3. #2aa3bf
  4. #912abf

Monochromatic

  1. #42180e
  2. #802f1c
  3. #bf462a
  4. #db735b
  5. #e9a899

Shades

#bf462a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf462a
  2. #ac3f26
  3. #993822
  4. #86311d
  5. #732a19
  6. #602315
  7. #4c1c11
  8. #39150d
  9. #260e08
  10. #130704
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf462a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf462a
  2. #c5593f
  3. #cc6b55
  4. #d27e6a
  5. #d9907f
  6. #dfa395
  7. #e5b5aa
  8. #ecc8bf
  9. #f2dad4
  10. #f9edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf462a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf462a
  2. #b94c33
  3. #b2523b
  4. #ac5744
  5. #a65d4c
  6. #a06355
  7. #99695e
  8. #936f66
  9. #8d746f
  10. #867a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95605a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685d26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867825 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d22640 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935528 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb3639 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf462a {
  color: #bf462a;
}
Background
.bg-bf462a {
  background-color: #bf462a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf462a {
  border: 2px solid #bf462a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf462a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 70 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf462a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf462a, #bf912a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf462a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 70 42 / 0.35);
}

#cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.20 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.37 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 6.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.44 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.73 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.12 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 7.13 #40b9d5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Sinopia
#bf462a  rgb(191, 70, 42)  hsl(11, 64%, 46%)  Sinopia
#2aa3bf  rgb(42, 163, 191)  hsl(191, 64%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#2abf46  rgb(42, 191, 70)  hsl(131, 64%, 46%)  Lime Green
#462abf  rgb(70, 42, 191)  hsl(251, 64%, 46%)  Persian Blue