What color is #BE893F?

#BE893F is a moderate orange known as Peanut Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peanut Butter?

The RGB value is 190, 137, 63: 190 red, 137 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peanut Butter?

The complementary color is #3F74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE893F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peanut Butter color: hex code #BE893F

#BE893F rgb(190, 137, 63)

Shades of brown

Peanut Butter has the hex code #BE893F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 53.7% green and 24.7% blue (190, 137, 63).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 67% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

Peanut Butter (#BE893F) color codes

HEX	`#BE893F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 137, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 50%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 67%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 67%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 12.76, 46.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 48.26, 74.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.08, 29.2, 8.701)`
Decimal	`12486975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peanut Butter, 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 #BE893F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE893F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BE893F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be893f; }
.text { color: #be893f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be893f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 137 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be893f, #b3be3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #BE893F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BE893F?: #BE893F is a moderate orange known as Peanut Butter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peanut Butter?: The RGB value is 190, 137, 63: 190 red, 137 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peanut Butter?: The complementary color is #3F74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE893F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.