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#CB4E01

#cb4e01 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb4e01 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 30.59% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 22.87°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #017ecb

Split complementary

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #01cbb3
  3. #0119cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0119
  2. #cb4e01
  3. #cbb301

Triadic

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #01cb4e
  3. #4e01cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #7ecb01
  3. #017ecb
  4. #4e01cb

Square

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #19cb01
  3. #017ecb
  4. #b301cb

Monochromatic

  1. #331300
  2. #7f3101
  3. #cb4e01
  4. #fe711b
  5. #fea067

Shades

#cb4e01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #b74601
  3. #a23e01
  4. #8e3701
  5. #7a2f01
  6. #662701
  7. #511f00
  8. #3d1700
  9. #291000
  10. #140800
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb4e01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #d0601a
  3. #d57134
  4. #db834d
  5. #e09567
  6. #e5a780
  7. #eab899
  8. #efcab3
  9. #f5dccc
  10. #faede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb4e01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb4e01
  2. #c4530e
  3. #bc581a
  4. #b55d27
  5. #ad6234
  6. #a66741
  7. #9e6c4d
  8. #97715a
  9. #8f7667
  10. #887b73
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f685d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e02b43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e5c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab7000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d83c33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb4e01 {
  color: #cb4e01;
}
Background
.bg-cb4e01 {
  background-color: #cb4e01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb4e01 {
  border: 2px solid #cb4e01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb4e01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 78 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb4e01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb4e01, #cbb301);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb4e01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 78 1 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.22 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.32 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.63 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.32 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.50 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.38 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.50 #34b1fe Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#cb4e01  rgb(203, 78, 1)  hsl(23, 99%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#017ecb  rgb(1, 126, 203)  hsl(203, 99%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#01cb4e  rgb(1, 203, 78)  hsl(143, 99%, 40%)  Malachite
#4e01cb  rgb(78, 1, 203)  hsl(263, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue