What color is #BE8E72?

#BE8E72 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE8E72?

The RGB value is 190, 142, 114: 190 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE8E72?

The complementary color is #72A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE8E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE8E72 color

#BE8E72 rgb(190, 142, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE8E72 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 55.7% green and 44.7% blue (190, 142, 114).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 40% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dream (#C98F70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#BE8E72 color codes

HEX	`#BE8E72`
RGB	`rgb(190, 142, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 55.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 40%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 14.51, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 26.36, 56.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.947, 31.51, 20.21)`
Decimal	`12488306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE8E72, 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 #BE8E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE8E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #BE8E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be8e72; }
.text { color: #be8e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be8e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 142 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be8e72, #beb472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BE8E72?: #BE8E72 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dream. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE8E72?: The RGB value is 190, 142, 114: 190 red, 142 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE8E72?: The complementary color is #72A2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE8E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.