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#BF4E23 — Orange

#BF4E23 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #BF4E23 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.

#BF4E23 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 #2392BE; it also sits naturally between #BE2344 and #BE9C23. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF4E23 · RGB 191, 78, 35

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Color values

HEX#BF4E23
RGB191, 78, 35
HSL17°, 69%, 44%
HSV17°, 82%, 75%
CMYK0%, 59%, 82%, 25%
XYZ24.51, 16.65, 3.51
Yxy16.65, 0.5488, 0.3726
CIE-Lab47.81, 43.22, 46.36
Hunter Lab40.80, 38.63, 22.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 31% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 82% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF4E23 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF4E23 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF4E23

.text { color: #BF4E23; }
.background { background-color: #BF4E23; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF4E23; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 78, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 69%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF4E23; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 78, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF4E23; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 78, 35, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF4E23">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF4E23">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF4E23

#AC4820#9B401C#8A3919#793216#672B13#562410#451D0D#341509#220E06#110703

Tints of #BF4E23

#D35827#DB6739#DF7B53#E38B68#E79C7E#EBAC93#EFBDA9#F4D1C3#F8E1D8#FCF2EE

Tones of #BF4E23

#B2542E#A75839#9C5D44#92624F#87665A#7B6B65

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2392BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.85:1 AA
Against black text4.33:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF4E23: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF4E23

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 #BF4E23: ·

How #BF4E23 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8D2DDeuteranopia · #959D30Tritanopia · #B93637

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 red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF4E23 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Marble
#DE7A59 · #C44E27 · #8B391D · #72321C
Cosmic Horizon
#C34E1E · #E9906B · #50B9E4 · #A0D9EA
Tender Lagoon
#BD4824 · #27CF4F · #4F27CF · #EAC8BC
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

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

#C44E27#C34E1E#BD4824#C15821#BF581D#BE4F16#B35422#B5512D#B2512A#CE4F26#BD4417#CC561E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF4E22  ·  #BF4E24 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF4E23?

#BF4E23 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 78, 35). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF4E23?

#BF4E23 is RGB 191, 78, 35 — HSL 17°, 69%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 82%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF4E23?

Its complement is #2392BE; analogous partners are #BE2344 and #BE9C23. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF4E23 for text?

White text on #BF4E23 has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.