Colour
#BE9212
- #BE9212
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#BE9212 is a orange with RGB values 190, 146, 18 and HSL 45°, 83%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#BE9212#BE9212
HEX#BE9212
RGBrgb(190, 146, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.5725, 0.0706
RGB percentages74.5%, 57.3%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(44.7, 82.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.7, 90.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.2%, 90.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,489,234
CSS custom property--colour: #BE9212;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#416DED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#123EBE
Analogous#BE3C12, #94BE12
Triadic#12BE92, #9212BE
Split complementary#1294BE, #3C12BE
Tetradic#12BE3C, #123EBE, #BE1294
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G146
B18
Red190 (74.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue44.65°
Saturation (HSL)82.69%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 92 · B 12
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