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#be5406 color: Orange Rufous

#be5406 is rgb(190, 84, 6) in RGB and oklch(57.196% 0.15501 47.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

57.2%
0.155
47°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #be5406

#be5406 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Rufous (#c05200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be5406 mixed with white

  1. be5406
  2. c66630
  3. ce784a
  4. d68962
  5. dd9a78
  6. e3ab8f
  7. eabba5
  8. f0ccbb
  9. f5ddd2
  10. faeee8

Darker: #be5406 mixed with black

  1. be5406
  2. a54804
  3. 8c3c03
  4. 753102
  5. 5e2601
  6. 481b01
  7. 331100
  8. 1f0800
  9. 0d0200
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5406 with less saturation

  1. be5406
  2. b85921
  3. b25e30
  4. ab623c
  5. a56646
  6. 9e6a4f
  7. 976d58
  8. 907061
  9. 887369
  10. 807570

Questions about #be5406

What color is #be5406?

#be5406 is bright brown. The closest named color is Orange Rufous. In RGB it is rgb(190, 84, 6), in HSL hsl(25.43, 93.88%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.196% 0.15501 47.387).

What colors go well with #be5406?

The complementary color of #be5406 is #0085b4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c24955 and #a46a00. The triadic partners are #009167 and #7565cd.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5406?

White text reads better on #be5406: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5406 a warm or cool color?

#be5406 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.155.