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#CC5500

#cc5500 Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc5500 (Burnt Orange) is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 33.33% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.33% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #cc5500
  2. #0077cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc5500
  2. #00ccbb
  3. #0011cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0011
  2. #cc5500
  3. #ccbb00

Triadic

  1. #cc5500
  2. #00cc55
  3. #5500cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc5500
  2. #77cc00
  3. #0077cc
  4. #5500cc

Square

  1. #cc5500
  2. #11cc00
  3. #0077cc
  4. #bb00cc

Monochromatic

  1. #331500
  2. #803500
  3. #cc5500
  4. #ff791a
  5. #ffa666

Shades

#cc5500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc5500
  2. #b84d00
  3. #a34400
  4. #8f3c00
  5. #7a3300
  6. #662b00
  7. #522200
  8. #3d1a00
  9. #291100
  10. #140900
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc5500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc5500
  2. #d1661a
  3. #d67733
  4. #db884d
  5. #e09966
  6. #e6aa80
  7. #ebbb99
  8. #f0ccb3
  9. #f5ddcc
  10. #faeee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc5500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc5500
  2. #c4590d
  3. #bd5e1a
  4. #b56226
  5. #ae6633
  6. #a66b40
  7. #9e6f4d
  8. #97735a
  9. #8f7766
  10. #887c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #786900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958400 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e13648 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a16100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae7400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d94538 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc5500 {
  color: #cc5500;
}
Background
.bg-cc5500 {
  background-color: #cc5500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc5500 {
  border: 2px solid #cc5500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc5500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 85 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc5500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc5500, #ccbb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc5500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 85 0 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.49 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.51 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.55 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.58 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 6.72 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.27 #33aaff Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#cc5500  rgb(204, 85, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0077cc  rgb(0, 119, 204)  hsl(205, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#00cc55  rgb(0, 204, 85)  hsl(145, 100%, 40%)  Malachite
#5500cc  rgb(85, 0, 204)  hsl(265, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue