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#BE7555 Color

#BE7555 is rgb(190, 117, 85) in RGB, hsl(18, 45%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE7555
HEX#BE7555
RGBrgb(190, 117, 85)
HSLhsl(18, 45%, 54%)
HSVhsv(18, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.103 44.2)
LABlab(56.84% 27.09 30.27)
LCHlch(56.84% 40.62 48.17)

What #BE7555 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 #BE7555, 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 orange in the library.

#BE7555 Channel Values

How #BE7555 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 117 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 45% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 55% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 55% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE7555 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE7555

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE7555; 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 #BE7555

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE7555.

How #BE7555 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#BE7555
Protanopia#858554
Protanomaly#9F7F55
Deuteranopia#929251
Deuteranomaly#A68852
Tritanopia#C07272
Tritanomaly#BF7367
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE7555 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be7555: #BE7555;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE7555;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be7555': '#BE7555' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.459, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_be7555">#BE7555</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE7555"

More Orange Colors

#BE7555 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE7555 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE7555?

#BE7555 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(190, 117, 85) in RGB and hsl(18, 45%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #BE7555?

#BE7555 is rgb(190, 117, 85) — red 190, green 117, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE7555?

#BE7555 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE7555 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE7555 scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE7555 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE7555 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.87, which is visibly different.

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