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#BF5000 closest to Bloodhound

#BF5000 is a medium, vivid brown; the closest named color is Bloodhound. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 31.4% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(191, 80, 0)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 100% yellow and 25% black. #BF5000 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.81:1.

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Variations of #BF5000

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BF5000 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BF5000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BF5000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C7C00
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #716200
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C6100
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C7C00
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C6E00
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D33444
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7462D
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #727272
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B6B64

#BF5000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.81:1 Good#BF5000 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.36:1 Poor#BF5000 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BF5000 in CSS

/* Bloodhound */
.color { color: #BF5000; }
.background { background-color: #BF5000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BF5000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 80 0);
color: hsl(25 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.568 0.160 45.9);

#BF5000 FAQ

What color is #BF5000?

#BF5000 is a medium, vivid brown. Its closest named color is Bloodhound. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BF5000?

#BF5000 is rgb(191, 80, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BF5000?

The complementary color of #BF5000 is #006FBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BF5000?

White text has the best contrast on #BF5000: 4.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BF5000 a warm or cool color?

#BF5000 is a warm color.