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#BF6424

#bf6424 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf6424 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 81.15% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 24.77°, with 68.28% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2032

Complementary

  1. #bf6424
  2. #247fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6424
  2. #24bfb1
  3. #2432bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2432
  2. #bf6424
  3. #bfb124

Triadic

  1. #bf6424
  2. #24bf64
  3. #6424bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6424
  2. #7fbf24
  3. #247fbf
  4. #6424bf

Square

  1. #bf6424
  2. #32bf24
  3. #247fbf
  4. #b124bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3e210c
  2. #7f4218
  3. #bf6424
  4. #de8b51
  5. #eab692

Shades

#bf6424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6424
  2. #ac5a20
  3. #99501d
  4. #864619
  5. #733c16
  6. #603212
  7. #4c280e
  8. #391e0b
  9. #261407
  10. #130a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6424
  2. #c5743a
  3. #cc8350
  4. #d29366
  5. #d9a27c
  6. #dfb292
  7. #e5c1a7
  8. #ecd1bd
  9. #f2e0d3
  10. #f9f0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6424
  2. #b9672d
  3. #b26a36
  4. #ac6c40
  5. #a66f49
  6. #a07252
  7. #99755b
  8. #937864
  9. #8d7a6e
  10. #867d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e701a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d25057 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6b1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a77923 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca5948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6424 {
  color: #bf6424;
}
Background
.bg-bf6424 {
  background-color: #bf6424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6424 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6424, #bfb124);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 36 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.24 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.68 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.84 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.12 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.48 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.67 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 9.04 #409bdb Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Chocolate
#bf6424  rgb(191, 100, 36)  hsl(25, 68%, 45%)  Chocolate
#247fbf  rgb(36, 127, 191)  hsl(205, 68%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#24bf64  rgb(36, 191, 100)  hsl(145, 68%, 45%)  Emerald
#6424bf  rgb(100, 36, 191)  hsl(265, 68%, 45%)  Purple Heart