What color is #BE9F88?

#BE9F88 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE9F88?

The RGB value is 190, 159, 136: 190 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE9F88?

The complementary color is #88A7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE9F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE9F88 color

#BE9F88 rgb(190, 159, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BE9F88 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 62.4% green and 53.3% blue (190, 159, 136).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pergament (#BFA58A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#BE9F88 color codes

HEX	`#BE9F88`
RGB	`rgb(190, 159, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 62.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, 7.96, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 18.12, 63.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.078, 37.522, 28.525)`
Decimal	`12492680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE9F88, 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 #BE9F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE9F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #BE9F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be9f88; }
.text { color: #be9f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be9f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 159 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be9f88, #beba88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE9F88?: #BE9F88 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pergament. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE9F88?: The RGB value is 190, 159, 136: 190 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE9F88?: The complementary color is #88A7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE9F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.