Orange Brown is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Orange Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Orange Brown is #BE6400.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Orange Brown has 75%% Red, 39% Green, and 0% Blue.
Orange Brown has 32° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 75% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Orange Brown has 32° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 37% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Orange Brown has 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 100% yellow, and 25% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#BE6400 |
|
RGB |
(190, 100, 0) |
(75%, 39%, 0%) |
HSV |
(32°, 100, 75) |
(9%, 100%, 75%) |
HSL |
(32°, 100, 37) |
(9%, 100%, 37%) |
CMYK |
(0, 47, 100, 25) |
(0%, 47%, 100%, 25%) |
The natural luminance of Orange Brown is 20%, which is low.
Orange Brown has a higher contrast with black than white.
Orange Brown and black have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Orange Brown and white have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
20% |
AA (5.0) |
insufficient (4.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Orange Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Yellow, 48% Red, 25% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
27%
Red
48%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
25%
White
0%
To mix Orange Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Magenta, 51% Yellow, 25% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
24%
Yellow
51%
Black
25%
White
0%
Colors similar to Orange Brown are: Indochine, Sedona, Ginger, Tawny, and Rust Orange. Sedona is lighter than Orange Brown. Tawny is more red than Orange Brown. Rust Orange is more red and paler than Orange Brown.