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#BE6A55 Color

#BE6A55 is rgb(190, 106, 85) in RGB, hsl(12, 45%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 55%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE6A55
HEX#BE6A55
RGBrgb(190, 106, 85)
HSLhsl(12, 45%, 54%)
HSVhsv(12, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 55%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.112 35)
LABlab(54.39% 32.77 27.22)
LCHlch(54.39% 42.60 39.71)

What #BE6A55 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 #BE6A55, 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.

#BE6A55 Channel Values

How #BE6A55 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 106 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 45% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 55% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 55% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE6A55 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE6A55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE6A55; 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 #BE6A55

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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How #BE6A55 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#BE6A55
Protanopia#7E7E54
Protanomaly#9C7655
Deuteranopia#8D8D50
Deuteranomaly#A38152
Tritanopia#BF6868
Tritanomaly#BF6961
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #BE6A55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be6a55: #BE6A55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE6A55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be6a55': '#BE6A55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.416, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_be6a55">#BE6A55</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE6A55"

More Red Colors

#BE6A55 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE6A55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE6A55?

#BE6A55 is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 106, 85) in RGB and hsl(12, 45%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #BE6A55?

#BE6A55 is rgb(190, 106, 85) — red 190, green 106, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE6A55?

#BE6A55 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 55%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE6A55 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE6A55 scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE6A55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE6A55 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 13.61, which is visibly different.

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