Recognised as Colour

#BE893B

#BE893B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#BE893B is a orange with RGB values 190, 137, 59 and HSL 36°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#BE893B#BE893B

HEX#BE893B

RGBrgb(190, 137, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5373, 0.2314

RGB percentages74.5%, 53.7%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(35.7, 52.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(35.7, 68.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 27.9%, 68.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,486,971

CSS custom property--colour: #BE893B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4176C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C8B32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9983Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE7B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 23 Burlywood · ΔE 25 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B70BE

Analogous#BE483B, #B2BE3B

Triadic#3BBE89, #893BBE

Split complementary#3BB2BE, #473BBE

Tetradic#3BBE47, #3B70BE, #BE3BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E5D4

Lighter +30%#E5CEAD

Lighter +20%#D9B786

Lighter +10%#CDA15F

Darker −10%#976D2F

Darker −20%#705123

Darker −30%#493517

Darker −40%#22190B

More saturated +25%#DD8F1C

Less saturated −25%#9F835A

Channel breakdown

R190

G137

B59

Red190 (74.5%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue35.73°

Saturation (HSL)52.61%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 89 · B 3B

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Be893B (chemical formula)

Formula
8,058.7046 g/mol
894 atoms

Be893B has a molar mass of 8,058.7046 g/mol, made up of 894 atoms across 2 elements: 893 × Be, 1 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass8,058.7046 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule894

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3381794 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.4728397 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Be99.9%

B0.1%

Beryllium (Be × 893)8,047.8946 g/mol, 99.866%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.134%

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