What color is #BE9F62?

#BE9F62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9F62?

The RGB value is 190, 159, 98: 190 red, 159 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9F62?

The complementary color is #6281BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9F62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9F62 color

#BE9F62 rgb(190, 159, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9F62 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.4% green and 38.4% blue (190, 159, 98).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 41% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 48% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Packing Paper (#BA9B5D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#BE9F62 color codes

HEX	`#BE9F62`
RGB	`rgb(190, 159, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 41%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 48%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 48%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, 3.48, 35.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 36.13, 84.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.839, 36.627, 16.735)`
Decimal	`12492642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9F62, 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 #BE9F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #BE9F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9f62; }
.text { color: #be9f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 159 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9f62, #afbe62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BE9F62?: #BE9F62 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Packing Paper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9F62?: The RGB value is 190, 159, 98: 190 red, 159 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9F62?: The complementary color is #6281BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9F62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.