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#bf5939 color: Tartare

#bf5939 is rgb(191, 89, 57) in RGB and oklch(58.461% 0.13942 37.948) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

58.5%
0.139
38°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Mahogany
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #bf5939

#bf5939 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tartare (#bf5b3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bf5939 mixed with white

  1. bf5939
  2. c76a4e
  3. cf7b61
  4. d68c75
  5. dd9c88
  6. e4ac9b
  7. eabdaf
  8. f0cdc3
  9. f5ded6
  10. faeeeb

Darker: #bf5939 mixed with black

  1. bf5939
  2. a64c30
  3. 8d4028
  4. 75341f
  5. 5e2817
  6. 481d10
  7. 331309
  8. 1f0904
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bf5939 with less saturation

  1. bf5939
  2. b95e41
  3. b36249
  4. ad6650
  5. a76a57
  6. a06d5e
  7. 997064
  8. 92746a
  9. 8b7670
  10. 847976

Questions about #bf5939

What color is #bf5939?

#bf5939 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tartare. In RGB it is rgb(191, 89, 57), in HSL hsl(14.33, 54.03%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.461% 0.13942 37.948).

What colors go well with #bf5939?

The complementary color of #bf5939 is #008cad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #be536c and #b06800. The triadic partners are #00945a and #6a70cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf5939?

White text reads better on #bf5939: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf5939 a warm or cool color?

#bf5939 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.139.