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#ba642e color: Hell’s Bells

#ba642e is rgb(186, 100, 46) in RGB and oklch(59.373% 0.12923 49.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

59.4%
0.129
50°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ba642e

#ba642e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hell’s Bells (#ba622a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ba642e mixed with white

  1. ba642e
  2. c27446
  3. ca835b
  4. d29370
  5. d9a284
  6. e0b198
  7. e7c1ac
  8. edd0c1
  9. f3e0d5
  10. f9efea

Darker: #ba642e mixed with black

  1. ba642e
  2. a15627
  3. 89481f
  4. 723b18
  5. 5c2e12
  6. 46220b
  7. 321606
  8. 1e0b02
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #ba642e with less saturation

  1. ba642e
  2. b56739
  3. af6b43
  4. aa6e4c
  5. a47154
  6. 9e735c
  7. 987663
  8. 92786a
  9. 8c7a71
  10. 857c78

Questions about #ba642e

What color is #ba642e?

#ba642e is bright brown. The closest named color is Hell’s Bells. In RGB it is rgb(186, 100, 46), in HSL hsl(23.14, 60.34%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.373% 0.12923 49.89).

What colors go well with #ba642e?

The complementary color of #ba642e is #008bbc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bf5b5e and #a67400. The triadic partners are #009672 and #7e6fc5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ba642e?

White text reads better on #ba642e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ba642e a warm or cool color?

#ba642e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.129.