HEX atlas value

#BF5518

#BF5518 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rust. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 85, 24, HSL 22, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.1764, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#BF5518 Sample readable text

HEX #BF5518

RGB rgb(191, 85, 24)

HSL hsl(22 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.1764

Contrast Black 4.53:1White 4.64:1

CSS

--color-bf5518: #BF5518;
.background-bf5518 { background-color: #BF5518; }
.text-bf5518 { color: #BF5518; }

Luminance0.1764

Black text4.53:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BF5518","rgb":[191,85,24],"hsl":[22,78,42],"cmyk":[0,55,87,25],"luminance":0.1764,"contrast":{"black":4.53,"white":4.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6D300D","hex":"#6D300D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.08,"contrastWhite":10.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BFA818","hex":"#BFA818","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.83,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E98449","hex":"#E98449","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#BF182E","hex":"#BF182E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.39,"contrastWhite":6.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.78,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Rust adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bf5518.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1881BF","analogous":["#BF182E","#BFA818"],"triadic":["#18BF55","#5518BF"],"tetradic":["#2EBF18","#1881BF","#A818BF"],"splitComplementary":["#18BFA8","#182EBF"],"monochromatic":["#E98449","#BF5518","#6D300D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E98449","dark":"#6D300D","saturated":"#D64F00","desaturated":"#A75B2F","pastel":"#E09D76","neon":"#FF5E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":23.748684174075834},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":28.231188426986208},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":31.906112267087632}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF5518

#BF5518 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #BF5518 is visually closest to Rust, a named orange color with HEX #B7410E.

The RGB channels are 191, 85, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1764, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.53:1AA Pass

White text4.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF5518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.53:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.64:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6D300D#FFFFFF text · best 10.11:1#6D300D

#BFA818#000000 text · best 8.83:1#BFA818

#E98449#000000 text · best 7.86:1#E98449

#BF182E#FFFFFF text · best 6.2:1#BF182E

Cinnamon#000000 text · best 5.78:1#D2691E

Generated Palette

#BF5518#BF5518

#1881BF#1881BF

#BF182E#BF182E

#BFA818#BFA818

#E98449#E98449

#6D300D#6D300D

Color Harmonies

#1881BF#1881BF

#BF182E#BF182E

#BFA818#BFA818

#18BF55#18BF55

#5518BF#5518BF

Variants

#E98449#E98449

#6D300D#6D300D

#D64F00#D64F00

#A75B2F#A75B2F

#E09D76#E09D76

#FF5E00#FF5E00

Nearest Named Colors

Rust#B7410E

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Mahogany#C04000

#BF5518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF5518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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