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#BE6046 Color

#BE6046 is rgb(190, 96, 70) in RGB, hsl(13, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE6046
HEX#BE6046
RGBrgb(190, 96, 70)
HSLhsl(13, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(13, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.127 36.4)
LABlab(52.08% 37.01 32.86)
LCHlch(52.08% 49.49 41.60)

What #BE6046 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 #BE6046, 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.

#BE6046 Channel Values

How #BE6046 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 96 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 63% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE6046 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE6046

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE6046; 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 #BE6046

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 #BE6046 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#BE6046
Protanopia#777745
Protanomaly#996F45
Deuteranopia#89893F
Deuteranomaly#A17A42
Tritanopia#BF5D5D
Tritanomaly#BF5E55
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE6046 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be6046: #BE6046;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE6046;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be6046': '#BE6046' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.376, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_be6046">#BE6046</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE6046"

More Red Colors

#BE6046 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE6046 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE6046?

#BE6046 is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 96, 70) in RGB and hsl(13, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #BE6046?

#BE6046 is rgb(190, 96, 70) — red 190, green 96, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE6046?

#BE6046 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE6046 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE6046 scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE6046 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE6046 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 10.5, which is visibly different.

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