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#CE4E01

#ce4e01 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce4e01 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 30.59% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 22.54°, with 99.03% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1857

Complementary

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #0181ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #01ceb5
  3. #011ace

Analogous

  1. #ce011a
  2. #ce4e01
  3. #ceb501

Triadic

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #01ce4e
  3. #4e01ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #81ce01
  3. #0181ce
  4. #4e01ce

Square

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #1ace01
  3. #0181ce
  4. #b501ce

Monochromatic

  1. #361400
  2. #823101
  3. #ce4e01
  4. #fe721e
  5. #fea26a

Shades

#ce4e01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #b94601
  3. #a53e01
  4. #903701
  5. #7c2f01
  6. #672701
  7. #521f00
  8. #3e1700
  9. #291000
  10. #150800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce4e01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #d3601a
  3. #d87134
  4. #dd834d
  5. #e29567
  6. #e7a780
  7. #ebb899
  8. #f0cab3
  9. #f5dccc
  10. #faede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce4e01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce4e01
  2. #c6530e
  3. #be581a
  4. #b75d27
  5. #af6234
  6. #a76741
  7. #9f6c4d
  8. #97715a
  9. #907667
  10. #887b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1695e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e32943 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a05d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae7100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db3b33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce4e01 {
  color: #ce4e01;
}
Background
.bg-ce4e01 {
  background-color: #ce4e01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce4e01 {
  border: 2px solid #ce4e01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce4e01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 78 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 99% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce4e01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce4e01, #ceb501);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce4e01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 78 1 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.25 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 4.35 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.01 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.92 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.74 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.79 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 7.32 #31b1fe Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#ce4e01  rgb(206, 78, 1)  hsl(23, 99%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#0181ce  rgb(1, 129, 206)  hsl(203, 99%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#01ce4e  rgb(1, 206, 78)  hsl(143, 99%, 41%)  Malachite
#4e01ce  rgb(78, 1, 206)  hsl(263, 99%, 41%)  Medium Blue