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#BE716A Color

#BE716A is rgb(190, 113, 106) in RGB, hsl(5, 39%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE716A
HEX#BE716A
RGBrgb(190, 113, 106)
HSLhsl(5, 39%, 58%)
HSVhsv(5, 44%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.099 25.8)
LABlab(56.26% 30.62 17.64)
LCHlch(56.26% 35.34 29.95)

What #BE716A 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 #BE716A, 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.

#BE716A Channel Values

How #BE716A 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 113 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 39% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 44% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 44% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.65:1 vs white · 5.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE716A 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 text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE716A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE716A; 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 #BE716A

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 #BE716A 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#BE716A
Protanopia#828269
Protanomaly#9E7C6A
Deuteranopia#909067
Deuteranomaly#A58568
Tritanopia#BE7070
Tritanomaly#BE706E
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE716A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be716a: #BE716A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE716A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be716a': '#BE716A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.443, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_be716a">#BE716A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE716A"

More Red Colors

#BE716A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE716A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE716A?

#BE716A is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 113, 106) in RGB and hsl(5, 39%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #BE716A?

#BE716A is rgb(190, 113, 106) — red 190, green 113, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE716A?

#BE716A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 44%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE716A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE716A scores 3.65:1 against white and 5.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE716A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE716A 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 16.28, which is visibly different.

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