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Colour

#BE996D

  • #BE996D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#BE996D is a orange with RGB values 190, 153, 109 and HSL 33°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#BE996D#BE996D
HEX#BE996D
RGBrgb(190, 153, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6, 0.4275
RGB percentages74.5%, 60%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(32.6, 38.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(32.6, 42.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.5%, 42.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,491,117
CSS custom property--colour: #BE996D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#416692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA36Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB908Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.5Burlywood · ΔE 11.6Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7Dark khaki · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Peru · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D92BE
Analogous#BE716D, #BBBE6D
Triadic#6DBE99, #996DBE
Split complementary#6DBBBE, #716DBE
Tetradic#6DBE71, #6D92BE, #BE6DBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFA
Lighter +30%#EDE3D7
Lighter +20%#DDCAB4
Lighter +10%#CEB290
Darker −10%#AC804C
Darker −20%#88663D
Darker −30%#654B2D
Darker −40%#42311D
More saturated +25%#D89B53
Less saturated −25%#A49787

Channel breakdown

R190
G153
B109
Red190 (74.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue32.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.39%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 99 · B 6D

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