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#bb5f20 color: Hell’s Bells

#bb5f20 is rgb(187, 95, 32) in RGB and oklch(58.572% 0.13872 50.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

58.6%
0.139
50°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bb5f20

#bb5f20 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.77:1, 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: #bb5f20 mixed with white

  1. bb5f20
  2. c36f3c
  3. cb8053
  4. d38f69
  5. da9f7f
  6. e1af94
  7. e7bfa9
  8. eecfbe
  9. f4dfd4
  10. faefe9

Darker: #bb5f20 mixed with black

  1. bb5f20
  2. a2521a
  3. 8a4415
  4. 73380f
  5. 5c2c0a
  6. 462006
  7. 321503
  8. 1f0a01
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bb5f20 with less saturation

  1. bb5f20
  2. b5632f
  3. b0673b
  4. aa6a45
  5. a46d4e
  6. 9e7056
  7. 98735e
  8. 917566
  9. 8a786e
  10. 837a75

Questions about #bb5f20

What color is #bb5f20?

#bb5f20 is bright brown. The closest named color is Hell’s Bells. In RGB it is rgb(187, 95, 32), in HSL hsl(24.39, 70.78%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.572% 0.13872 50.237).

What colors go well with #bb5f20?

The complementary color of #bb5f20 is #0089be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c05558 and #a67000. The triadic partners are #009570 and #7c6bc8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb5f20?

White text reads better on #bb5f20: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb5f20 a warm or cool color?

#bb5f20 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.139.