Recognised as Colour
#BE6F1E
- #BE6F1E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Peru
#BE6F1E is a orange with RGB values 190, 111, 30 and HSL 30°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.
Colour values
#BE6F1E#BE6F1E
HEX#BE6F1E
RGBrgb(190, 111, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4353, 0.1176
RGB percentages74.5%, 43.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(30.4, 72.7%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 84.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 84.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,480,286
CSS custom property--colour: #BE6F1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#4190E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E6DBE
Analogous#BE1F1E, #BDBE1E
Triadic#1EBE6F, #6F1EBE
Split complementary#1EBDBE, #1F1EBE
Tetradic#1EBE1F, #1E6DBE, #BE1EBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G111
B30
Red190 (74.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue30.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 6F · B 1E
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