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#be5539 color: Orange Vermillion

#be5539 is rgb(190, 85, 57) in RGB and oklch(57.718% 0.14208 35.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

57.7%
0.142
36°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #be5539

#be5539 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.62:1 contrast and black text 4.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Vermillion (#bc5339). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be5539 mixed with white

  1. be5539
  2. c6674d
  3. ce7861
  4. d68974
  5. dd9a87
  6. e3ab9b
  7. eabbae
  8. f0ccc2
  9. f5ddd6
  10. faeeeb

Darker: #be5539 mixed with black

  1. be5539
  2. a54930
  3. 8c3d28
  4. 75311f
  5. 5e2617
  6. 481c10
  7. 331109
  8. 1f0804
  9. 0d0201
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5539 with less saturation

  1. be5539
  2. b85a41
  3. b25f48
  4. ac634f
  5. a56756
  6. 9f6a5c
  7. 986e62
  8. 917168
  9. 89746e
  10. 827774

Questions about #be5539

What color is #be5539?

#be5539 is bright brown. The closest named color is Orange Vermillion. In RGB it is rgb(190, 85, 57), in HSL hsl(12.63, 53.85%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.718% 0.14208 35.93).

What colors go well with #be5539?

The complementary color of #be5539 is #008aa7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc506d and #b06400. The triadic partners are #009154 and #646fcc.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5539?

White text reads better on #be5539: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and black gives 4.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5539 a warm or cool color?

#be5539 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.142.