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#BE534B Color

#BE534B is rgb(190, 83, 75) in RGB, hsl(4, 47%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 61%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE534B
HEX#BE534B
RGBrgb(190, 83, 75)
HSLhsl(4, 47%, 52%)
HSVhsv(4, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 61%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.14 26.6)
LABlab(49.60% 43.51 27.01)
LCHlch(49.60% 51.21 31.83)

What #BE534B 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 #BE534B, 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 red in the library.

#BE534B Channel Values

How #BE534B 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 83 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 47% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 61% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE534B 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE534B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE534B; 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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Tints & Shades of #BE534B

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.

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Shades

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How #BE534B 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#BE534B
Protanopia#6F6F4A
Protanomaly#95654A
Deuteranopia#838344
Deuteranomaly#9E7347
Tritanopia#BE5252
Tritanomaly#BE524F
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE534B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be534b: #BE534B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE534B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be534b': '#BE534B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.325, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_be534b">#BE534B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE534B"

More Red Colors

#BE534B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE534B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE534B?

#BE534B is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 83, 75) in RGB and hsl(4, 47%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Chestnut (#B94E48), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.93.

What is the RGB value of #BE534B?

#BE534B is rgb(190, 83, 75) — red 190, green 83, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE534B?

#BE534B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 61%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE534B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE534B scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE534B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE534B 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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