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#BF550C

#bf550c ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf550c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 24.47°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #bf550c
  2. #0c76bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf550c
  2. #0cbfae
  3. #0c1cbf

Analogous

  1. #bf0c1c
  2. #bf550c
  3. #bfae0c

Triadic

  1. #bf550c
  2. #0cbf55
  3. #550cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf550c
  2. #76bf0c
  3. #0c76bf
  4. #550cbf

Square

  1. #bf550c
  2. #1cbf0c
  3. #0c76bf
  4. #ae0cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1503
  2. #773507
  3. #bf550c
  4. #f17926
  5. #f6a56e

Shades

#bf550c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf550c
  2. #ac4d0b
  3. #99440a
  4. #863c08
  5. #733307
  6. #602b06
  7. #4c2205
  8. #391a04
  9. #261102
  10. #130901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf550c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf550c
  2. #c56624
  3. #cc773d
  4. #d28855
  5. #d9996d
  6. #dfaa86
  7. #e5bb9e
  8. #ecccb6
  9. #f2ddce
  10. #f9eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf550c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf550c
  2. #b95918
  3. #b25e23
  4. #ac622f
  5. #a6663a
  6. #a06b46
  7. #996f52
  8. #93735d
  9. #8d7769
  10. #867c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98695c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23b49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47007 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4739 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf550c {
  color: #bf550c;
}
Background
.bg-bf550c {
  background-color: #bf550c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf550c {
  border: 2px solid #bf550c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf550c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf550c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf550c, #bfae0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf550c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 12 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.71 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.73 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.45 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.76 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.01 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.40 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.52 #40aaf3 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bf550c  rgb(191, 85, 12)  hsl(24, 88%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0c76bf  rgb(12, 118, 191)  hsl(204, 88%, 40%)  French Blue
#0cbf55  rgb(12, 191, 85)  hsl(144, 88%, 40%)  Emerald
#550cbf  rgb(85, 12, 191)  hsl(264, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue