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#BF5522

#bf5522 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf5522 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 19.49°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #bf5522
  2. #228cbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf5522
  2. #22bfa4
  3. #223ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf223e
  2. #bf5522
  3. #bfa422

Triadic

  1. #bf5522
  2. #22bf55
  3. #5522bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5522
  2. #8cbf22
  3. #228cbf
  4. #5522bf

Square

  1. #bf5522
  2. #3ebf22
  3. #228cbf
  4. #a422bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1b0b
  2. #7e3816
  3. #bf5522
  4. #df7d4e
  5. #ebad8f

Shades

#bf5522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5522
  2. #ac4d1f
  3. #99441b
  4. #863c18
  5. #733314
  6. #602b11
  7. #4c220e
  8. #391a0a
  9. #261107
  10. #130903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5522
  2. #c56638
  3. #cc774e
  4. #d28864
  5. #d9997a
  6. #dfaa91
  7. #e5bba7
  8. #ecccbd
  9. #f2ddd3
  10. #f9eee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5522
  2. #b9592b
  3. #b25e35
  4. #ac623e
  5. #a66648
  6. #a06b51
  7. #996f5a
  8. #937364
  9. #8d776d
  10. #867c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98695e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73661a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23d4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97601e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a37020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb483e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5522 {
  color: #bf5522;
}
Background
.bg-bf5522 {
  background-color: #bf5522;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf5522 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5522, #bfa422);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 34 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.51 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.62 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.83 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.37 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.98 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.28 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.24 #40aadd Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#bf5522  rgb(191, 85, 34)  hsl(19, 70%, 44%)  Burnt Orange
#228cbf  rgb(34, 140, 191)  hsl(199, 70%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#22bf55  rgb(34, 191, 85)  hsl(139, 70%, 44%)  Emerald
#5522bf  rgb(85, 34, 191)  hsl(259, 70%, 44%)  Medium Blue