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#BF5500

#bf5500 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf5500 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 26.7°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #bf5500
  2. #006abf

Split complementary

  1. #bf5500
  2. #00bfb4
  3. #000bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf000b
  2. #bf5500
  3. #bfb400

Triadic

  1. #bf5500
  2. #00bf55
  3. #5500bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5500
  2. #6abf00
  3. #006abf
  4. #5500bf

Square

  1. #bf5500
  2. #0bbf00
  3. #006abf
  4. #b400bf

Monochromatic

  1. #261100
  2. #723300
  3. #bf5500
  4. #ff780c
  5. #ffa359

Shades

#bf5500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5500
  2. #ac4d00
  3. #994400
  4. #863c00
  5. #733300
  6. #602b00
  7. #4c2200
  8. #391a00
  9. #261100
  10. #130900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5500
  2. #c5661a
  3. #cc7733
  4. #d2884d
  5. #d99966
  6. #dfaa80
  7. #e5bb99
  8. #ecccb3
  9. #f2ddcc
  10. #f9eee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5500
  2. #b9590d
  3. #b25e1a
  4. #ac6226
  5. #a66633
  6. #a06b40
  7. #996f4d
  8. #93735a
  9. #8d7766
  10. #867c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98695b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23b48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4738 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5500 {
  color: #bf5500;
}
Background
.bg-bf5500 {
  background-color: #bf5500;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf5500 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5500, #bfb400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 0 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.90 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 6.45 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 6.93 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.35 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.54 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 8.19 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.10 #40aaff Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bf5500  rgb(191, 85, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#006abf  rgb(0, 106, 191)  hsl(207, 100%, 37%)  French Blue
#00bf55  rgb(0, 191, 85)  hsl(147, 100%, 37%)  Emerald
#5500bf  rgb(85, 0, 191)  hsl(267, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue