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#bf5e37 color: Deep Reddish Orange

#bf5e37 is rgb(191, 94, 55) in RGB and oklch(59.205% 0.13565 41.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

59.2%
0.136
42°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #bf5e37

#bf5e37 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange (#bb603c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bf5e37 mixed with white

  1. bf5e37
  2. c76f4c
  3. cf7f60
  4. d68f74
  5. dd9f87
  6. e3af9b
  7. e9bfaf
  8. efcfc2
  9. f5dfd6
  10. faefeb

Darker: #bf5e37 mixed with black

  1. bf5e37
  2. a6512e
  3. 8d4426
  4. 75371e
  5. 5e2b16
  6. 481f0f
  7. 331408
  8. 1f0a03
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bf5e37 with less saturation

  1. bf5e37
  2. b96240
  3. b36648
  4. ad6a50
  5. a76d57
  6. a1715e
  7. 9a7465
  8. 94766b
  9. 8d7972
  10. 857b78

Questions about #bf5e37

What color is #bf5e37?

#bf5e37 is bright brown. The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange. In RGB it is rgb(191, 94, 55), in HSL hsl(17.21, 55.28%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.205% 0.13565 41.614).

What colors go well with #bf5e37?

The complementary color of #bf5e37 is #008eb4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c05769 and #af6d00. The triadic partners are #009664 and #7271cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf5e37?

White text reads better on #bf5e37: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf5e37 a warm or cool color?

#bf5e37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.136.