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Recognised as Colour

#BE8A00

  • #BE8A00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BE8A00 is a orange with RGB values 190, 138, 0 and HSL 44°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BE8A00#BE8A00
HEX#BE8A00
RGBrgb(190, 138, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5412, 0
RGB percentages74.5%, 54.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(43.6, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 100%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,487,168
CSS custom property--colour: #BE8A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#4175FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AB980Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 3.6Goldenrod · ΔE 10.5Peru · ΔE 21.2Orange · ΔE 23.5Sandy brown · ΔE 26.5Olive · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0034BE
Analogous#BE2B00, #93BE00
Triadic#00BE8A, #8A00BE
Split complementary#0093BE, #2B00BE
Tetradic#00BE2B, #0034BE, #BE0093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDF8B
Lighter +30%#FFD158
Lighter +20%#FFC325
Lighter +10%#F1AF00
Darker −10%#8B6500
Darker −20%#584000
Darker −30%#251B00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE8A00
Less saturated −25%#A67F18

Channel breakdown

R190
G138
B0
Red190 (74.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue43.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 8A · B 00

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