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#be3500 color: Dropped Brick

#be3500 is rgb(190, 53, 0) in RGB and oklch(53.309% 0.18074 36.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

53.3%
0.181
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #be3500

#be3500 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.181 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dropped Brick (#bb3300). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be3500 mixed with white

  1. be3500
  2. c74e2b
  3. d06345
  4. d8785d
  5. df8c74
  6. e69f8b
  7. ecb2a2
  8. f2c5b9
  9. f7d8d0
  10. fbece7

Darker: #be3500 mixed with black

  1. be3500
  2. a52d00
  3. 8c2500
  4. 751d00
  5. 5e1500
  6. 480e00
  7. 330800
  8. 1f0300
  9. 0d0100
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be3500 with less saturation

  1. be3500
  2. b73f1a
  3. b04729
  4. a94d34
  5. a1533e
  6. 995947
  7. 915d4f
  8. 896257
  9. 80665e
  10. 776965

Questions about #be3500

What color is #be3500?

#be3500 is bright brown. The closest named color is Dropped Brick. In RGB it is rgb(190, 53, 0), in HSL hsl(16.74, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.309% 0.18074 36.437).

What colors go well with #be3500?

The complementary color of #be3500 is #007c97. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc2c5c and #a05800. The triadic partners are #008644 and #555bd2.

Is white or black text more readable on #be3500?

White text reads better on #be3500: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be3500 a warm or cool color?

#be3500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.181.