Rose Of Sharon Color
Rose Of Sharon is a brown color with hex code #BF5500. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with rose of sharon, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Rose Of Sharon Color Values
What Does Rose Of Sharon Mean?
Rose Of Sharon belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Rose Of Sharon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Rose Of Sharon is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516).
Color Harmonies
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Colors That Go With Rose Of Sharon
Rose Of Sharon and #0068BD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #BD0009 and #BDB300, which sit beside rose of sharon on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair rose of sharon with triadic partners #00BD55 and #5500BD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Rust Orange —
#C45508(Delta E 2) - Burnt Siena —
#B75203(Delta E 4) - Burnt Orange —
#C04E01(Delta E 4) - Dark Orange —
#C65102(Delta E 5) - Rusty Orange —
#CD5909(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BF5500; }
.background { background-color: #BF5500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BF5500; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BF550040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for rose of sharon?
Rose Of Sharon has the hex code #BF5500. In RGB notation it is rgb(191, 85, 0), in HSL it is hsl(27, 100%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.575, 0.156, 48.2.
What does the color rose of sharon mean?
Brown-family colors like rose of sharon carry distinct psychological associations. Rose Of Sharon belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Rose Of Sharon sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with rose of sharon?
Rose Of Sharon has three easy routes: its complement #0068BD for punch, its neighbors #BD0009 and #BDB300 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00BD55 and #5500BD when you want energy.
Is rose of sharon a standard web color?
No — Rose Of Sharon is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BF5500 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make rose of sharon lighter or darker?
To lighten rose of sharon, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFE3CC (lightest tint) to #1F0E00 (darkest shade).
About Rose Of Sharon
Rose Of Sharon is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BF5500 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.