What color is #BE9B7F?

#BE9B7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9B7F?

The RGB value is 190, 155, 127: 190 red, 155 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9B7F?

The complementary color is #7FA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9B7F color

#BE9B7F rgb(190, 155, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9B7F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 60.8% green and 49.8% blue (190, 155, 127).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#BE9B7F color codes

HEX	`#BE9B7F`
RGB	`rgb(190, 155, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 60.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 8.95, 19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 21.54, 65.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.788, 35.924, 25.071)`
Decimal	`12491647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9B7F, 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 #BE9B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #BE9B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9b7f; }
.text { color: #be9b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 155 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9b7f, #beba7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9B7F?: #BE9B7F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9B7F?: The RGB value is 190, 155, 127: 190 red, 155 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9B7F?: The complementary color is #7FA2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.