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#C4500A

#c4500a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4500a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.18% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 22.58°, with 90.29% saturation and 40.39% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #c4500a
  2. #0a7ec4

Split complementary

  1. #c4500a
  2. #0ac4ad
  3. #0a21c4

Analogous

  1. #c40a21
  2. #c4500a
  3. #c4ad0a

Triadic

  1. #c4500a
  2. #0ac450
  3. #500ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c4500a
  2. #7ec40a
  3. #0a7ec4
  4. #500ac4

Square

  1. #c4500a
  2. #21c40a
  3. #0a7ec4
  4. #ad0ac4

Monochromatic

  1. #321503
  2. #7b3206
  3. #c4500a
  4. #f47427
  5. #f8a36f

Shades

#c4500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4500a
  2. #b04809
  3. #9d4008
  4. #893807
  5. #763006
  6. #622805
  7. #4e2004
  8. #3b1803
  9. #271002
  10. #140801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4500a
  2. #ca6223
  3. #d0733b
  4. #d68554
  5. #dc966c
  6. #e2a885
  7. #e7b99d
  8. #edcbb6
  9. #f3dcce
  10. #f9eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4500a
  2. #bd5516
  3. #b65a22
  4. #b05e2d
  5. #a96339
  6. #a26845
  7. #9b6d51
  8. #94725d
  9. #8e7668
  10. #877b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b685c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d83245 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66e04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d04036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4500a {
  color: #c4500a;
}
Background
.bg-c4500a {
  background-color: #c4500a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c4500a {
  border: 2px solid #c4500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4500a, #c4ad0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.68 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.23 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.53 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.59 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.46 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.78 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 8.56 #3baff5 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#c4500a  rgb(196, 80, 10)  hsl(23, 90%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0a7ec4  rgb(10, 126, 196)  hsl(203, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#0ac450  rgb(10, 196, 80)  hsl(143, 90%, 40%)  Lime Green
#500ac4  rgb(80, 10, 196)  hsl(263, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue