Colour
#BE9012
- #BE9012
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BE9012 is a orange with RGB values 190, 144, 18 and HSL 44°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BE9012#BE9012
HEX#BE9012
RGBrgb(190, 144, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5647, 0.0706
RGB percentages74.5%, 56.5%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(44, 82.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44, 90.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.2%, 90.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,488,722
CSS custom property--colour: #BE9012;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#416FED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1240BE
Analogous#BE3A12, #96BE12
Triadic#12BE90, #9012BE
Split complementary#1296BE, #3A12BE
Tetradic#12BE3A, #1240BE, #BE1296
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G144
B18
Red190 (74.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue43.95°
Saturation (HSL)82.69%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 90 · B 12
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