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#be401c color: Shēn Chéng Orange

#be401c is rgb(190, 64, 28) in RGB and oklch(54.638% 0.16841 35.908) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

54.6%
0.168
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • orange-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #be401c

#be401c is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 54.6% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.33:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Shēn Chéng Orange (#c03f20). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be401c mixed with white

  1. be401c
  2. c75638
  3. cf6a4f
  4. d77d65
  5. de907b
  6. e5a290
  7. ecb5a6
  8. f1c7bc
  9. f6dad2
  10. fbece8

Darker: #be401c mixed with black

  1. be401c
  2. a53617
  3. 8c2d12
  4. 75240d
  5. 5e1b08
  6. 481305
  7. 330b02
  8. 1f0501
  9. 0d0100
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be401c with less saturation

  1. be401c
  2. b7482a
  3. b14e34
  4. aa543d
  5. a25946
  6. 9b5e4e
  7. 936255
  8. 8b665c
  9. 836a63
  10. 7a6d6a

Questions about #be401c

What color is #be401c?

#be401c is bright brown. The closest named color is Shēn Chéng Orange. In RGB it is rgb(190, 64, 28), in HSL hsl(13.33, 74.31%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.638% 0.16841 35.908).

What colors go well with #be401c?

The complementary color of #be401c is #00809c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc3962 and #a65b00. The triadic partners are #008a46 and #5961d0.

Is white or black text more readable on #be401c?

White text reads better on #be401c: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be401c a warm or cool color?

#be401c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 54.6% and its chroma 0.168.