What color is #BE9D7B?

#BE9D7B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9D7B?

The RGB value is 190, 157, 123: 190 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9D7B?

The complementary color is #7B9CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9D7B color

#BE9D7B rgb(190, 157, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9D7B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 61.6% green and 48.2% blue (190, 157, 123).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#BE9D7B color codes

HEX	`#BE9D7B`
RGB	`rgb(190, 157, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 61.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 7.34, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 23.56, 71.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.868, 36.493, 23.837)`
Decimal	`12492155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9D7B, 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 #BE9D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #BE9D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9d7b; }
.text { color: #be9d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 157 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9d7b, #bebe7b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9D7B?: #BE9D7B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9D7B?: The RGB value is 190, 157, 123: 190 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9D7B?: The complementary color is #7B9CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.