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#bb5f25 color: Hell’s Bells

#bb5f25 is rgb(187, 95, 37) in RGB and oklch(58.609% 0.13709 49.002) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

58.6%
0.137
49°
  • 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
4.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bb5f25

#bb5f25 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.4:1 contrast and black text 4.78:1, 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: #bb5f25 mixed with white

  1. bb5f25
  2. c36f3f
  3. cb8056
  4. d38f6b
  5. da9f80
  6. e1af95
  7. e7bfaa
  8. eecfbf
  9. f4dfd4
  10. faefe9

Darker: #bb5f25 mixed with black

  1. bb5f25
  2. a2521f
  3. 8a4419
  4. 733813
  5. 5c2c0d
  6. 462008
  7. 321504
  8. 1f0a02
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bb5f25 with less saturation

  1. bb5f25
  2. b56332
  3. b0673d
  4. aa6a47
  5. a46d4f
  6. 9e7058
  7. 98735f
  8. 917567
  9. 8a786e
  10. 837a75

Questions about #bb5f25

What color is #bb5f25?

#bb5f25 is bright brown. The closest named color is Hell’s Bells. In RGB it is rgb(187, 95, 37), in HSL hsl(23.2, 66.96%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.609% 0.13709 49.002).

What colors go well with #bb5f25?

The complementary color of #bb5f25 is #0089bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0555b and #a77000. The triadic partners are #00956e and #7b6cc7.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb5f25?

White text reads better on #bb5f25: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and black gives 4.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb5f25 a warm or cool color?

#bb5f25 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 58.6% and its chroma 0.137.