What color is #BE8955?

#BE8955 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8955?

The RGB value is 190, 137, 85: 190 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8955?

The complementary color is #558ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8955 color

#BE8955 rgb(190, 137, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE8955 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 53.7% green and 33.3% blue (190, 137, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 55% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Deer (#BA8759), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#BE8955 color codes

HEX	`#BE8955`
RGB	`rgb(190, 137, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 53.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 55%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 55%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 14.36, 35.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 38.43, 68.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.822, 29.497, 12.61)`
Decimal	`12486997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8955, 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 #BE8955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE8955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #BE8955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8955; }
.text { color: #be8955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 137 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8955, #bebe55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #BE8955?: #BE8955 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Deer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8955?: The RGB value is 190, 137, 85: 190 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8955?: The complementary color is #558ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.