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#bc5e3b color: Deep Reddish Orange

#bc5e3b is rgb(188, 94, 59) in RGB and oklch(58.824% 0.13084 40.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

58.8%
0.131
41°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bc5e3b

#bc5e3b is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 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: #bc5e3b mixed with white

  1. bc5e3b
  2. c46e4f
  3. cc7f63
  4. d38f76
  5. db9e89
  6. e2ae9c
  7. e8beb0
  8. eecec3
  9. f4dfd7
  10. faefeb

Darker: #bc5e3b mixed with black

  1. bc5e3b
  2. a35132
  3. 8b4429
  4. 733721
  5. 5d2b19
  6. 471f11
  7. 321409
  8. 1f0a04
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bc5e3b with less saturation

  1. bc5e3b
  2. b66243
  3. b1664b
  4. ab6952
  5. a56d58
  6. 9f705f
  7. 997365
  8. 92756b
  9. 8b7871
  10. 847a77

Questions about #bc5e3b

What color is #bc5e3b?

#bc5e3b is bright brown. The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange. In RGB it is rgb(188, 94, 59), in HSL hsl(16.28, 52.23%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.824% 0.13084 40.542).

What colors go well with #bc5e3b?

The complementary color of #bc5e3b is #008db1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc576a and #ad6d00. The triadic partners are #059462 and #6f71c8.

Is white or black text more readable on #bc5e3b?

White text reads better on #bc5e3b: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bc5e3b a warm or cool color?

#bc5e3b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.131.