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#ba5300 color: Obscure Orange

#ba5300 is rgb(186, 83, 0) in RGB and oklch(56.416% 0.15265 48.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

56.4%
0.153
48°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #ba5300

#ba5300 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.86:1 contrast and black text 4.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Obscure Orange (#bb5500). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba5300 mixed with white

  1. ba5300
  2. c3652e
  3. cb7748
  4. d38860
  5. da9977
  6. e1aa8d
  7. e8bba4
  8. eeccba
  9. f4ddd1
  10. faeee8

Darker: #ba5300 mixed with black

  1. ba5300
  2. a14700
  3. 893b00
  4. 723000
  5. 5c2500
  6. 461b00
  7. 321100
  8. 1e0800
  9. 0d0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba5300 with less saturation

  1. ba5300
  2. b4581e
  3. ae5d2d
  4. a86139
  5. a16444
  6. 9b684d
  7. 946b56
  8. 8d6e5e
  9. 857166
  10. 7e736e

Questions about #ba5300

What color is #ba5300?

#ba5300 is bright brown. The closest named color is Obscure Orange. In RGB it is rgb(186, 83, 0), in HSL hsl(26.77, 100%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.416% 0.15265 48.425).

What colors go well with #ba5300?

The complementary color of #ba5300 is #0083b3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf4852 and #a06900. The triadic partners are #008e67 and #7463c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba5300?

White text reads better on #ba5300: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and black gives 4.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba5300 a warm or cool color?

#ba5300 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.153.