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#bf5f37 color: Deep Reddish Orange

#bf5f37 is rgb(191, 95, 55) in RGB and oklch(59.362% 0.1348 42.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

59.4%
0.135
42°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #bf5f37

#bf5f37 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, 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: #bf5f37 mixed with white

  1. bf5f37
  2. c76f4c
  3. ce8060
  4. d68f74
  5. dd9f87
  6. e3af9b
  7. e9bfaf
  8. efcfc2
  9. f5dfd6
  10. faefeb

Darker: #bf5f37 mixed with black

  1. bf5f37
  2. a6522e
  3. 8d4426
  4. 75381e
  5. 5e2c16
  6. 48200f
  7. 331508
  8. 1f0a03
  9. 0d0301
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bf5f37 with less saturation

  1. bf5f37
  2. b96340
  3. b46749
  4. ae6b50
  5. a76e57
  6. a1715e
  7. 9b7465
  8. 94776c
  9. 8d7972
  10. 867c78

Questions about #bf5f37

What color is #bf5f37?

#bf5f37 is bright brown. The closest named color is Deep Reddish Orange. In RGB it is rgb(191, 95, 55), in HSL hsl(17.65, 55.28%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.362% 0.1348 42.218).

What colors go well with #bf5f37?

The complementary color of #bf5f37 is #008eb6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c05868 and #ae6e00. The triadic partners are #009665 and #7372cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #bf5f37?

White text reads better on #bf5f37: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bf5f37 a warm or cool color?

#bf5f37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.135.