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#BE512D Color

#BE512D is rgb(190, 81, 45) in RGB, hsl(15, 62%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 76%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE512D
HEX#BE512D
RGBrgb(190, 81, 45)
HSLhsl(15, 62%, 46%)
HSVhsv(15, 76%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 76%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.149 38.3)
LABlab(48.90% 43.26 42.89)
LCHlch(48.90% 60.92 44.75)

What #BE512D 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 #BE512D, 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 orange in the library.

#BE512D Channel Values

How #BE512D 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 81 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 62% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 76% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 76% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE512D 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE512D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE512D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE512D; 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 #BE512D

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 #BE512D.

How #BE512D 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#BE512D
Protanopia#6E6E2B
Protanomaly#95642C
Deuteranopia#838320
Deuteranomaly#9E7226
Tritanopia#BF4E4E
Tritanomaly#BF4F43
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE512D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be512d: #BE512D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE512D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be512d': '#BE512D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.318, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_be512d">#BE512D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE512D"

More Orange Colors

#BE512D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE512D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE512D?

#BE512D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(190, 81, 45) in RGB and hsl(15, 62%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #BE512D?

#BE512D is rgb(190, 81, 45) — red 190, green 81, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE512D?

#BE512D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 76%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE512D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE512D scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE512D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE512D 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 14.72, which is visibly different.

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