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#bc5e39 color: Deep Reddish Orange

#bc5e39 is rgb(188, 94, 57) in RGB and oklch(58.798% 0.13159 41.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

58.8%
0.132
41°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bc5e39

#bc5e39 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange (#bb603c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bc5e39 mixed with white

  1. bc5e39
  2. c46e4e
  3. cc7f61
  4. d38f75
  5. db9f88
  6. e2ae9b
  7. e8beaf
  8. eecec3
  9. f4dfd7
  10. faefeb

Darker: #bc5e39 mixed with black

  1. bc5e39
  2. a35130
  3. 8b4428
  4. 73371f
  5. 5d2b17
  6. 471f10
  7. 321409
  8. 1f0a04
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bc5e39 with less saturation

  1. bc5e39
  2. b66242
  3. b16649
  4. ab6951
  5. a56d58
  6. 9f705e
  7. 987365
  8. 92756b
  9. 8b7871
  10. 847a77

Questions about #bc5e39

What color is #bc5e39?

#bc5e39 is bright brown. The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange. In RGB it is rgb(188, 94, 57), in HSL hsl(16.95, 53.47%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.798% 0.13159 41.382).

What colors go well with #bc5e39?

The complementary color of #bc5e39 is #008cb2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bd5769 and #ac6d00. The triadic partners are #009463 and #7171c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc5e39?

White text reads better on #bc5e39: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc5e39 a warm or cool color?

#bc5e39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.132.