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#BF6417

#bf6417 ≈ Chocolate

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6417 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 87.96% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 27.5°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.2025

Complementary

  1. #bf6417
  2. #1772bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6417
  2. #17bfb8
  3. #171ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf171e
  2. #bf6417
  3. #bfb817

Triadic

  1. #bf6417
  2. #17bf64
  3. #6417bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6417
  2. #72bf17
  3. #1772bf
  4. #6417bf

Square

  1. #bf6417
  2. #1ebf17
  3. #1772bf
  4. #b817bf

Monochromatic

  1. #361d07
  2. #7b400f
  3. #bf6417
  4. #e78a3b
  5. #f0b37f

Shades

#bf6417 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6417
  2. #ac5a15
  3. #995012
  4. #864610
  5. #733c0e
  6. #60320c
  7. #4c2809
  8. #391e07
  9. #261405
  10. #130a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6417 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6417
  2. #c5742e
  3. #cc8345
  4. #d2935d
  5. #d9a274
  6. #dfb28b
  7. #e5c1a2
  8. #ecd1b9
  9. #f2e0d1
  10. #f9f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6417 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6417
  2. #b96722
  3. #b26a2c
  4. #ac6c37
  5. #a66f41
  6. #a0724c
  7. #997556
  8. #937861
  9. #8d7a6b
  10. #867d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b7363 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7003 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958415 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d24f56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d6b0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77916 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb5845 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6417 {
  color: #bf6417;
}
Background
.bg-bf6417 {
  background-color: #bf6417;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6417 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6417;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6417;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6417 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6417, #bfb817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6417 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 23 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.45 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.29 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.37 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.43 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.49 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.55 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 9.75 #409be8 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bf6417  rgb(191, 100, 23)  hsl(28, 79%, 42%)  Chocolate
#1772bf  rgb(23, 114, 191)  hsl(208, 79%, 42%)  French Blue
#17bf64  rgb(23, 191, 100)  hsl(148, 79%, 42%)  Emerald
#6417bf  rgb(100, 23, 191)  hsl(268, 79%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple