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#BE430E Color

#BE430E is rgb(190, 67, 14) in RGB, hsl(18, 86%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE430E
HEX#BE430E
RGBrgb(190, 67, 14)
HSLhsl(18, 86%, 40%)
HSVhsv(18, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.168 39.3)
LABlab(46.32% 48.82 53.99)
LCHlch(46.32% 72.79 47.88)

What #BE430E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE430E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BE430E Channel Values

How #BE430E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 67 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 86% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 93% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.25:1 vs white · 4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE430E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE430E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE430E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE430E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BE430E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE430E.

How #BE430E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE430E
Protanopia#676708
Protanomaly#925A0A
Deuteranopia#7E7E00
Deuteranomaly#9C6B00
Tritanopia#BF3F3F
Tritanomaly#BF4132
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE430E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be430e: #BE430E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE430E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be430e': '#BE430E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.263, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_be430e">#BE430E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE430E"

More Brown Colors

#BE430E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE430E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE430E?

#BE430E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(190, 67, 14) in RGB and hsl(18, 86%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.86.

What is the RGB value of #BE430E?

#BE430E is rgb(190, 67, 14) — red 190, green 67, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE430E?

#BE430E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 93%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE430E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE430E scores 5.25:1 against white and 4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE430E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE430E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.52, which is visibly different.

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