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#BF4E01 — Vivid Orange

#BF4E01 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #BF4E01 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BF4E01 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0174C1; it also sits naturally between #C10114 and #C1AE01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF4E01 · RGB 191, 78, 1

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Color values

HEX#BF4E01
RGB191, 78, 1
HSL24°, 99%, 38%
HSV24°, 99%, 75%
CMYK0%, 59%, 99%, 25%
XYZ24.22, 16.53, 1.94
Yxy16.53, 0.5673, 0.3872
CIE-Lab47.66, 42.58, 57.50
Hunter Lab40.65, 37.95, 24.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 99% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BF4E01 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF4E01 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF4E01

.text { color: #BF4E01; }
.background { background-color: #BF4E01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4E01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 78, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 99%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4E01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 78, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4E01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 78, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4E01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4E01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4E01

#B24801#9D3F01#8E3901#7A3101#6B2B01#5B2500#471D00#381600#240E00#140800

Tints of #BF4E01

#DF5A01#FE6601#FE761B#FE8839#FE9A58#FEAD76#FEBF94#FFCEAE#FFE0CC#FFF3EB

Tones of #BF4E01

#B3500F#A6531C#98562A#8A5938#7C5B46#6E5E53

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0174C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.88:1 AA
Against black text4.31:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF4E01: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4E01

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BF4E01: ·

How #BF4E01 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8E8D14Deuteranopia · #959D18Tritanopia · #B92226

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF4E01 rather than the exact color:

Palette C14600
#C14600 · #FF9D23 · #E5D0AC · #FEF9E1
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette 9cc6db
#9CC6DB · #FCF6D9 · #CF4B00 · #DDBA7D
Frozen Ruby Whisper
#BF3F0E · #EA6009 · #E89C5A · #F2CE85
Palette F9e0ae
#F9E0AE · #FC8621 · #C24914 · #682C0E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C14600#C84C05#BE4509#CF4B00#BF3F0E#C24914#CD5C08#BE4F16#AF460F#BD4417#C83F12#AA530E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF4E00  ·  #BF4E02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4E01?

#BF4E01 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 78, 1). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4E01?

#BF4E01 is RGB 191, 78, 1 — HSL 24°, 99%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 99%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF4E01?

Its complement is #0174C1; analogous partners are #C10114 and #C1AE01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4E01 for text?

White text on #BF4E01 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.