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#be5f0f color: Dry Clay

#be5f0f is rgb(190, 95, 15) in RGB and oklch(58.916% 0.14584 52.294) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

58.9%
0.146
52°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #be5f0f

#be5f0f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dry Clay (#bd5c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #be5f0f mixed with white

  1. be5f0f
  2. c67034
  3. ce804e
  4. d59065
  5. dca07b
  6. e2af91
  7. e9bfa7
  8. efcfbd
  9. f5dfd3
  10. faefe9

Darker: #be5f0f mixed with black

  1. be5f0f
  2. a5520b
  3. 8c4408
  4. 753805
  5. 5e2c03
  6. 482002
  7. 331501
  8. 1f0a00
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #be5f0f with less saturation

  1. be5f0f
  2. b86326
  3. b26734
  4. ac6b40
  5. a66e4b
  6. a07154
  7. 99745d
  8. 937665
  9. 8c796d
  10. 847b75

Questions about #be5f0f

What color is #be5f0f?

#be5f0f is bright brown. The closest named color is Dry Clay. In RGB it is rgb(190, 95, 15), in HSL hsl(27.43, 85.37%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.916% 0.14584 52.294).

What colors go well with #be5f0f?

The complementary color of #be5f0f is #0089c3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c55354 and #a67200. The triadic partners are #009674 and #8169cb.

Is white or black text more readable on #be5f0f?

White text reads better on #be5f0f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #be5f0f a warm or cool color?

#be5f0f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.146.