What color is #BE9C87?

#BE9C87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9C87?

The RGB value is 190, 156, 135: 190 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9C87?

The complementary color is #87A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9C87 color

#BE9C87 rgb(190, 156, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9C87 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (190, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#BE9C87 color codes

HEX	`#BE9C87`
RGB	`rgb(190, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 9.46, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 18.37, 58.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.497, 36.475, 27.982)`
Decimal	`12491911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9C87, 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 #BE9C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #BE9C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9c87; }
.text { color: #be9c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9c87, #beb887); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9C87?: #BE9C87 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9C87?: The RGB value is 190, 156, 135: 190 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9C87?: The complementary color is #87A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.