Palettes / Colors / #BF4E21

#BF4E21 — Orange

#BF4E21 is a orange color we call 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 #BF4E21 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.

#BF4E21 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 #2193C0; it also sits naturally between #C02143 and #C09D21. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 83% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF4E21

.text { color: #BF4E21; }
.background { background-color: #BF4E21; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4E21; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 78, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 71%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4E21; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 78, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4E21; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 78, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4E21">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4E21">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4E21

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2193C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF4E21: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4E21

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:

How #BF4E21 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF4E21 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4E21?

#BF4E21 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 78, 33). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4E21?

#BF4E21 is RGB 191, 78, 33 — HSL 17°, 71%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 83%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF4E21?

Its complement is #2193C0; analogous partners are #C02143 and #C09D21. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4E21 for text?

White text on #BF4E21 has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.