Colour

#BE841E

#BE841E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BE841E is a orange with RGB values 190, 132, 30 and HSL 38°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#BE841E

RGBrgb(190, 132, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5176, 0.1176

RGB percentages74.5%, 51.8%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(38.3, 72.7%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 84.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 30.5%, 84.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,485,662

CSS custom property--colour: #BE841E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#417BE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#998702no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79523no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF7571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.9 Peru · ΔE 13.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.7 Chocolate · ΔE 23.3 Orange · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1E58BE

Analogous#BE341E, #A8BE1E

Triadic#1EBE84, #841EBE

Split complementary#1EA8BE, #341EBE

Tetradic#1EBE34, #1E58BE, #BE1EA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3DDB5

Lighter +30%#ECC889

Lighter +20%#E5B45D

Lighter +10%#DE9F31

Darker −10%#926517

Darker −20%#664710

Darker −30%#3A2809

Darker −40%#0E0A02

More saturated +25%#DA8C03

Less saturated −25%#A37C3A

Channel breakdown

R190

G132

B30

Red190 (74.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue38.25°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 84 · B 1E

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Colour values

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