What color is #BE975B?

#BE975B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Amaretto Sour. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE975B?

The RGB value is 190, 151, 91: 190 red, 151 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE975B?

The complementary color is #5B82BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE975B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE975B color

#BE975B rgb(190, 151, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE975B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 59.2% green and 35.7% blue (190, 151, 91).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto Sour (#C09856), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#BE975B color codes

HEX	`#BE975B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 151, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 59.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, 7.18, 36.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 37.63, 79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.192, 33.838, 14.626)`
Decimal	`12490587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE975B, 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 #BE975B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE975B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #BE975B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be975b; }
.text { color: #be975b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be975b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 151 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be975b, #b3be5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BE975B?: #BE975B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Amaretto Sour. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE975B?: The RGB value is 190, 151, 91: 190 red, 151 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE975B?: The complementary color is #5B82BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE975B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.