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#bd6550 color: Apricot Brandy

#bd6550 is rgb(189, 101, 80) in RGB and oklch(60.418% 0.11784 34.478) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

60.4%
0.118
34°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #bd6550

#bd6550 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.08:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Brandy (#bf6553). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #bd6550 mixed with white

  1. bd6550
  2. c57461
  3. cc8472
  4. d49383
  5. dba294
  6. e2b1a5
  7. e8c1b7
  8. eed0c9
  9. f4e0db
  10. faefed

Darker: #bd6550 mixed with black

  1. bd6550
  2. a45744
  3. 8c4939
  4. 743c2e
  5. 5d2f24
  6. 47221a
  7. 331710
  8. 1f0c07
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bd6550 with less saturation

  1. bd6550
  2. b86956
  3. b26c5b
  4. ad6f60
  5. a77265
  6. a1756a
  7. 9c786f
  8. 957a74
  9. 8f7d78
  10. 887f7d

Questions about #bd6550

What color is #bd6550?

#bd6550 is soft red. The closest named color is Apricot Brandy. In RGB it is rgb(189, 101, 80), in HSL hsl(11.56, 45.23%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.418% 0.11784 34.478).

What colors go well with #bd6550?

The complementary color of #bd6550 is #0092ad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb6179 and #b17128. The triadic partners are #3d9661 and #6d7bc7.

Is white or black text more readable on #bd6550?

White text reads better on #bd6550: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bd6550 a warm or cool color?

#bd6550 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.118.