What color is #BE9E6F?

#BE9E6F is a desaturated orange known as Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Curry Sauce?

The RGB value is 190, 158, 111: 190 red, 158 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Curry Sauce?

The complementary color is #6F8FBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Curry Sauce color: hex code #BE9E6F

#BE9E6F rgb(190, 158, 111)

Shades of brown

Curry Sauce has the hex code #BE9E6F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62% green and 43.5% blue (190, 158, 111).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F) color codes

HEX	`#BE9E6F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 158, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.94, 5.38, 28.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.94, 29.47, 79.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.332, 36.55, 20.177)`
Decimal	`12492399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Curry Sauce, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE9E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE9E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9e6f; }
.text { color: #be9e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 158 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9e6f, #b7be6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BE9E6F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BE9E6F?: #BE9E6F is a desaturated orange known as Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Curry Sauce?: The RGB value is 190, 158, 111: 190 red, 158 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Curry Sauce?: The complementary color is #6F8FBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.