What color is #BE9F6D?

#BE9F6D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9F6D?

The RGB value is 190, 159, 109: 190 red, 159 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9F6D?

The complementary color is #6D8CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9F6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9F6D color

#BE9F6D rgb(190, 159, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9F6D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.4% green and 42.7% blue (190, 159, 109).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#BE9F6D color codes

HEX	`#BE9F6D`
RGB	`rgb(190, 159, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, 4.62, 30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 30.69, 81.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.395, 36.849, 19.661)`
Decimal	`12492653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9F6D, 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 #BE9F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #BE9F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9f6d; }
.text { color: #be9f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 159 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9f6d, #b4be6d); }

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Questions

What color is #BE9F6D?: #BE9F6D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9F6D?: The RGB value is 190, 159, 109: 190 red, 159 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9F6D?: The complementary color is #6D8CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9F6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.