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#C9500A

#c9500a ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9500a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.2% magenta, 95.02% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 21.99°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #c9500a
  2. #0a83c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9500a
  2. #0ac9af
  3. #0a23c9

Analogous

  1. #c90a23
  2. #c9500a
  3. #c9af0a

Triadic

  1. #c9500a
  2. #0ac950
  3. #500ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9500a
  2. #83c90a
  3. #0a83c9
  4. #500ac9

Square

  1. #c9500a
  2. #23c90a
  3. #0a83c9
  4. #af0ac9

Monochromatic

  1. #371603
  2. #803306
  3. #c9500a
  4. #f4752b
  5. #f8a474

Shades

#c9500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9500a
  2. #b54809
  3. #a14008
  4. #8d3807
  5. #793006
  6. #652805
  7. #502004
  8. #3c1803
  9. #281002
  10. #140801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9500a
  2. #ce6223
  3. #d4733b
  4. #d98554
  5. #df966c
  6. #e4a885
  7. #e9b99d
  8. #efcbb6
  9. #f4dcce
  10. #faeee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9500a
  2. #c25516
  3. #ba5a22
  4. #b35e2d
  5. #ac6339
  6. #a56845
  7. #9d6d51
  8. #96725d
  9. #8f7668
  10. #877b74
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e695d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd3045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7003 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d63f36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9500a {
  color: #c9500a;
}
Background
.bg-c9500a {
  background-color: #c9500a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9500a {
  border: 2px solid #c9500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9500a, #c9af0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.30 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.29 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.63 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.15 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.43 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.36 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.55 #36aff5 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#c9500a  rgb(201, 80, 10)  hsl(22, 91%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#0a83c9  rgb(10, 131, 201)  hsl(202, 91%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#0ac950  rgb(10, 201, 80)  hsl(142, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#500ac9  rgb(80, 10, 201)  hsl(262, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue