Palettes / Colors / #BF7136

#BF7136 — Orange

#BF7136 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #BF7136 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.

#BF7136 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 #3684BF; it also sits naturally between #BF363F and #BFB636. 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 44% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 72% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF7136

.text { color: #BF7136; }
.background { background-color: #BF7136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF7136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 113, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 56%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF7136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 113, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF7136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 113, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF7136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF7136">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3684BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF7136: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF7136

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 #BF7136 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 #BF7136 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 #BF7136?

#BF7136 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 191, 113, 54). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF7136?

#BF7136 is RGB 191, 113, 54 — HSL 26°, 56%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 72%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF7136?

Its complement is #3684BF; analogous partners are #BF363F and #BFB636. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF7136 for text?

Black text on #BF7136 has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.