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#C5500A

#c5500a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c5500a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.39% magenta, 94.92% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 22.46°, with 90.34% saturation and 40.59% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #c5500a
  2. #0a7fc5

Split complementary

  1. #c5500a
  2. #0ac5ae
  3. #0a21c5

Analogous

  1. #c50a21
  2. #c5500a
  3. #c5ae0a

Triadic

  1. #c5500a
  2. #0ac550
  3. #500ac5

Tetradic

  1. #c5500a
  2. #7fc50a
  3. #0a7fc5
  4. #500ac5

Square

  1. #c5500a
  2. #21c50a
  3. #0a7fc5
  4. #ae0ac5

Monochromatic

  1. #331503
  2. #7c3206
  3. #c5500a
  4. #f47427
  5. #f8a370

Shades

#c5500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5500a
  2. #b14809
  3. #9e4008
  4. #8a3807
  5. #763006
  6. #632805
  7. #4f2004
  8. #3b1803
  9. #271002
  10. #140801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5500a
  2. #cb6223
  3. #d1733b
  4. #d68554
  5. #dc966c
  6. #e2a885
  7. #e8b99d
  8. #eecbb6
  9. #f3dcce
  10. #f9eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5500a
  2. #be5516
  3. #b75a22
  4. #b05e2d
  5. #a96339
  6. #a36845
  7. #9c6d51
  8. #95725d
  9. #8e7668
  10. #877b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b685c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d93245 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76f04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d14036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5500a {
  color: #c5500a;
}
Background
.bg-c5500a {
  background-color: #c5500a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c5500a {
  border: 2px solid #c5500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5500a, #c5ae0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.57 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.29 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.46 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.69 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.25 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.69 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 8.35 #3aaff5 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#c5500a  rgb(197, 80, 10)  hsl(22, 90%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#0a7fc5  rgb(10, 127, 197)  hsl(202, 90%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#0ac550  rgb(10, 197, 80)  hsl(142, 90%, 41%)  Lime Green
#500ac5  rgb(80, 10, 197)  hsl(262, 90%, 41%)  Medium Blue