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#BF6331 — Orange

#BF6331 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 #BF6331 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.

#BF6331 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #318DBF; it also sits naturally between #BF3146 and #BFA931. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF6331 · RGB 191, 99, 49

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Color values

HEX#BF6331
RGB191, 99, 49
HSL21°, 59%, 47%
HSV21°, 74%, 75%
CMYK0%, 48%, 74%, 25%
XYZ26.50, 20.22, 5.41
Yxy20.22, 0.5083, 0.3879
CIE-Lab52.09, 33.17, 43.86
Hunter Lab44.97, 29.36, 22.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 74% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF6331 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF6331 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF6331

.text { color: #BF6331; }
.background { background-color: #BF6331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF6331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 99, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 59%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF6331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 99, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF6331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 99, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF6331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF6331">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF6331

#AE5A2D#9A5028#8A4724#7A3F1F#69371B#552C16#452412#351B0E#201108#100804

Tints of #BF6331

#CD6F3C#D27E51#D78D65#DC9C79#E2AB8D#E6B79E#EBC6B2#F0D5C6#F6E4DB#FBF3EF

Tones of #BF6331

#B5663B#AA6946#A16C4F#966F5A#8C7263#81756E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #318DBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.16:1 AA large only
Against black text5.04:1 AA

Best text color on #BF6331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF6331

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 #BF6331: ·

How #BF6331 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #97963DDeuteranopia · #9DA340Tritanopia · #BA4749

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 amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF6331 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Aurora
#2EA956 · #7247CD · #BB5E32 · #D4EED9
Palette 7eb5a6
#7EB5A6 · #C36839 · #86340A · #E8D0B3
Palette F3e9dc
#F3E9DC · #D96F32 · #C75D2C · #F8B259
Palette 2d2424
#2D2424 · #5C3D2E · #B85C38 · #E0C097
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Dusty Ruby Petal
#5631B1 · #C8643B · #5DD27F · #BEB7E1

Similar colors

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

#BB5E32#C36839#C75D2C#B85C38#C66027#C8643B#C46925#C6653E#BC593C#BC6C25#C66A3D#BC7332

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF6330  ·  #BF6332 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF6331?

#BF6331 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 99, 49). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF6331?

#BF6331 is RGB 191, 99, 49 — HSL 21°, 59%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 74%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF6331?

Its complement is #318DBF; analogous partners are #BF3146 and #BFA931. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF6331 for text?

Black text on #BF6331 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.16:1.