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#be3700 color: Dropped Brick

#be3700 is rgb(190, 55, 0) in RGB and oklch(53.513% 0.17918 36.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

53.5%
0.179
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #be3700

#be3700 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.179 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.62:1 contrast and black text 3.74:1, 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: #be3700 mixed with white

  1. be3700
  2. c74f2b
  3. d06546
  4. d8795d
  5. df8c74
  6. e6a08b
  7. ecb3a2
  8. f2c6b9
  9. f7d9d0
  10. fbece7

Darker: #be3700 mixed with black

  1. be3700
  2. a52e00
  3. 8c2600
  4. 751e00
  5. 5e1600
  6. 480f00
  7. 330800
  8. 1f0300
  9. 0d0100
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be3700 with less saturation

  1. be3700
  2. b7401b
  3. b04829
  4. a94f34
  5. a1543e
  6. 9a5a47
  7. 925e4f
  8. 896357
  9. 80665f
  10. 776a66

Questions about #be3700

What color is #be3700?

#be3700 is bright brown. The closest named color is Dropped Brick. In RGB it is rgb(190, 55, 0), in HSL hsl(17.37, 100%, 37.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.513% 0.17918 36.984).

What colors go well with #be3700?

The complementary color of #be3700 is #007c99. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc2e5b and #a15900. The triadic partners are #008646 and #575bd2.

Is white or black text more readable on #be3700?

White text reads better on #be3700: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and black gives 3.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be3700 a warm or cool color?

#be3700 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.179.