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#ba5237 color: Orange Vermillion

#ba5237 is rgb(186, 82, 55) in RGB and oklch(56.648% 0.14105 35.624) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

56.6%
0.141
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ba5237

#ba5237 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.83:1 contrast and black text 4.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Vermillion (#bc5339). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba5237 mixed with white

  1. ba5237
  2. c3644b
  3. cb765f
  4. d38773
  5. da9886
  6. e1a99a
  7. e8baad
  8. eecbc2
  9. f4dcd6
  10. faeeea

Darker: #ba5237 mixed with black

  1. ba5237
  2. a1462e
  3. 893b26
  4. 722f1e
  5. 5c2516
  6. 461a0f
  7. 321108
  8. 1e0803
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5237 with less saturation

  1. ba5237
  2. b4573f
  3. ae5c46
  4. a8604d
  5. a26453
  6. 9b675a
  7. 946b60
  8. 8d6e65
  9. 86716b
  10. 7e7471

Questions about #ba5237

What color is #ba5237?

#ba5237 is bright brown. The closest named color is Orange Vermillion. In RGB it is rgb(186, 82, 55), in HSL hsl(12.37, 54.36%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.648% 0.14105 35.624).

What colors go well with #ba5237?

The complementary color of #ba5237 is #0087a3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b84d6a and #ad6100. The triadic partners are #008e51 and #616cc8.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5237?

White text reads better on #ba5237: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and black gives 4.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5237 a warm or cool color?

#ba5237 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.141.