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Recognised as Colour

#BE8A2D

  • #BE8A2D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#BE8A2D is a orange with RGB values 190, 138, 45 and HSL 38°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#BE8A2D#BE8A2D
HEX#BE8A2D
RGBrgb(190, 138, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5412, 0.1765
RGB percentages74.5%, 54.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(38.5, 61.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.5, 76.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 76.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,487,213
CSS custom property--colour: #BE8A2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29314WCAG 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 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4175D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8C1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9931no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.4Peru · ΔE 12.2Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Sandy brown · ΔE 19.1Olive · ΔE 26Chocolate · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D61BE
Analogous#BE422D, #AABE2D
Triadic#2DBE8A, #8A2DBE
Split complementary#2DAABE, #422DBE
Tetradic#2DBE41, #2D61BE, #BE2DA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E2C6
Lighter +30%#E8CD9C
Lighter +20%#DEB873
Lighter +10%#D4A34A
Darker −10%#956C23
Darker −20%#6C4E19
Darker −30%#423010
Darker −40%#191206
More saturated +25%#DB9210
Less saturated −25%#A1824A

Channel breakdown

R190
G138
B45
Red190 (74.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue38.48°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 8A · B 2D

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