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#bf591f color: Grieving Daylily

#bf591f is rgb(191, 89, 31) in RGB and oklch(58.208% 0.14749 46.029) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

58.2%
0.147
46°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #bf591f

#bf591f is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.5:1 contrast and black text 4.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grieving Daylily (#c3571d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bf591f mixed with white

  1. bf591f
  2. c76a3b
  3. cf7b53
  4. d68c69
  5. dd9c7e
  6. e4ad93
  7. eabda8
  8. f0cdbe
  9. f5ded3
  10. faeee9

Darker: #bf591f mixed with black

  1. bf591f
  2. a64c19
  3. 8d4014
  4. 75340f
  5. 5e280a
  6. 481d06
  7. 331303
  8. 1f0901
  9. 0d0300
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bf591f with less saturation

  1. bf591f
  2. b95e2e
  3. b3623a
  4. ad6644
  5. a66a4d
  6. a06d55
  7. 99705d
  8. 927365
  9. 8b766c
  10. 837874

Questions about #bf591f

What color is #bf591f?

#bf591f is bright brown. The closest named color is Grieving Daylily. In RGB it is rgb(191, 89, 31), in HSL hsl(21.75, 72.07%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.208% 0.14749 46.029).

What colors go well with #bf591f?

The complementary color of #bf591f is #0089b7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c24f5c and #aa6c00. The triadic partners are #009567 and #756acd.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf591f?

White text reads better on #bf591f: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and black gives 4.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf591f a warm or cool color?

#bf591f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.147.