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#be5e40 color: Deep Fire

#be5e40 is rgb(190, 94, 64) in RGB and oklch(59.179% 0.1313 38.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

59.2%
0.131
38°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #be5e40

#be5e40 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Fire (#bf5c42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be5e40 mixed with white

  1. be5e40
  2. c66e53
  3. ce7f66
  4. d58f79
  5. dc9f8b
  6. e3ae9e
  7. e9beb1
  8. efcec4
  9. f5dfd8
  10. faefeb

Darker: #be5e40 mixed with black

  1. be5e40
  2. a55136
  3. 8c442d
  4. 753724
  5. 5e2b1b
  6. 481f13
  7. 33140b
  8. 1f0a05
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5e40 with less saturation

  1. be5e40
  2. b86247
  3. b3664e
  4. ad6a55
  5. a76d5b
  6. a07061
  7. 9a7367
  8. 93766d
  9. 8c7973
  10. 857b78

Questions about #be5e40

What color is #be5e40?

#be5e40 is soft brown. The closest named color is Deep Fire. In RGB it is rgb(190, 94, 64), in HSL hsl(14.29, 49.61%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.179% 0.1313 38.004).

What colors go well with #be5e40?

The complementary color of #be5e40 is #008eb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bd586f and #b06c00. The triadic partners are #1a955f and #6d74ca.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5e40?

White text reads better on #be5e40: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5e40 a warm or cool color?

#be5e40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.131.