Colour

#BE8572

#BE8572
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BE8572 is a orange with RGB values 190, 133, 114 and HSL 15°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BE8572#BE8572

HEX#BE8572

RGBrgb(190, 133, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5216, 0.4471

RGB percentages74.5%, 52.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(15, 36.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15, 40%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 30%, 40%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,486,002

CSS custom property--colour: #BE8572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#417A8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CB7C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.3 Tan · ΔE 21 Burlywood · ΔE 23.3 Light coral · ΔE 23.9 Light salmon · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72ABBE

Analogous#BE7285, #BEAB72

Triadic#72BE85, #8572BE

Split complementary#72BEAB, #7285BE

Tetradic#85BE72, #72ABBE, #AB72BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#EEE0DB

Lighter +20%#DEC1B8

Lighter +10%#CEA395

Darker −10%#AD6750

Darker −20%#8A5240

Darker −30%#673E30

Darker −40%#442920

More saturated +25%#D87858

Less saturated −25%#A4928C

Channel breakdown

R190

G133

B114

Red190 (74.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue15°

Saturation (HSL)36.89%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 85 · B 72

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