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#BE6323 Color

#BE6323 is rgb(190, 99, 35) in RGB, hsl(25, 69%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 82%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE6323
HEX#BE6323
RGBrgb(190, 99, 35)
HSLhsl(25, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(25, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 82%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.138 51.2)
LABlab(52.40% 34.28 50.74)
LCHlch(52.40% 61.24 55.96)

What #BE6323 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 #BE6323, 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.

#BE6323 Channel Values

How #BE6323 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 99 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 69% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 82% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE6323 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE6323 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE6323

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE6323; 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 #BE6323

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 #BE6323.

How #BE6323 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#BE6323
Protanopia#797921
Protanomaly#997122
Deuteranopia#8A8A12
Deuteranomaly#A17C1A
Tritanopia#C05E5E
Tritanomaly#BF604D
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE6323 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be6323: #BE6323;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE6323;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be6323': '#BE6323' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.388, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_be6323">#BE6323</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE6323"

More Brown Colors

#BE6323 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE6323 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE6323?

#BE6323 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(190, 99, 35) in RGB and hsl(25, 69%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #BE6323?

#BE6323 is rgb(190, 99, 35) — red 190, green 99, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE6323?

#BE6323 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 82%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE6323 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE6323 scores 4.2:1 against white and 5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE6323 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE6323 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 9.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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