Information about #BF5922 color

#BF5922 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BF5922 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(191, 89, 34) (74.9% red, 34.9% green, 13.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 62 / 25 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm orange, #BF5922 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

The recipe behind #BF5922 is rgb(191, 89, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BF5922: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BF5922 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BF5922 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BF5922

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF5922
  • RGB191, 89, 34
  • CMYK0, 40, 62, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 89, 34)
  • HSL21°, 70%, 44%
  • HSL Precise21.019°, 69.778%, 44.118%
  • HSV21°, 82%, 75%
  • HSB21°, 82%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.349, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.349, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.349, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBF5922
  • DECIMAL ID12540194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01