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#BF6400 — Vivid Orange

#BF6400 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 #BF6400 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.

#BF6400 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 #005BBD; it also sits naturally between #BD0300 and #BABD00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF6400 · RGB 191, 100, 0

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Color values

HEX#BF6400
RGB191, 100, 0
HSL31°, 100%, 37%
HSV31°, 100%, 75%
CMYK0%, 48%, 100%, 25%
XYZ26.04, 20.19, 2.52
Yxy20.19, 0.5341, 0.4141
CIE-Lab52.05, 31.43, 60.30
Hunter Lab44.93, 27.65, 26.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 39% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 100% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF6400 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF6400 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF6400

.text { color: #BF6400; }
.background { background-color: #BF6400; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF6400; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 100, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF6400; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 100, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF6400; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 100, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF6400">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF6400">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF6400

#AD5A00#994F00#8A4700#7A3F00#6B3700#572D00#472500#381D00#241200#140B00

Tints of #BF6400

#DB7100#FA8100#FF901A#FF9F38#FFAE57#FFBA70#FFC98F#FFD8AD#FFE6CC#FFF5EB

Tones of #BF6400

#AF610D#A1611B#946029#876036#7A5F43#6C5F51

Color harmonies

Complementary — #005BBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.17:1 AA large only
Against black text5.04:1 AA

Best text color on #BF6400: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF6400

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 #BF6400: ·

How #BF6400 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #989718Deuteranopia · #9DA41ETritanopia · #BA2B30

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 yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF6400 rather than the exact color:

Amber Bloom
#B6660D · #F8C11F · #E9CD5C · #F4EBAB
Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #F5E8B7 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Cosmic Ruby Meadow
#B56314 · #CAB31E · #BFE34A · #85EF42
Hidden Cinder
#8E1A60 · #7A1519 · #B36915 · #ABB91F

Similar colors

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

#B6660D#CC6F00#CD5C08#B56314#B36915#CE6314#B76818#C84C05#C3681A#B87415#BB6E1A#AB5911

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF63FF  ·  #BF6401 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF6400?

#BF6400 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 100, 0). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF6400?

#BF6400 is RGB 191, 100, 0 — HSL 31°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 100%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF6400?

Its complement is #005BBD; analogous partners are #BD0300 and #BABD00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF6400 for text?

Black text on #BF6400 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.