What color is #BE9168?

#BE9168 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9168?

The RGB value is 190, 145, 104: 190 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9168?

The complementary color is #6895BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9168 color

#BE9168 rgb(190, 145, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9168 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 56.9% green and 40.8% blue (190, 145, 104).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 40% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 45% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Butterum (#C68F65), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#BE9168 color codes

HEX	`#BE9168`
RGB	`rgb(190, 145, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 56.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 40%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 45%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 11.75, 28.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 30.63, 67.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.861, 32.199, 17.526)`
Decimal	`12489064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9168, 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 #BE9168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #BE9168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9168; }
.text { color: #be9168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 145 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9168, #bebc68); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9168?: #BE9168 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Butterum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9168?: The RGB value is 190, 145, 104: 190 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9168?: The complementary color is #6895BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.