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#BE780E Color

#BE780E is rgb(190, 120, 14) in RGB, hsl(36, 86%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 93%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE780E
HEX#BE780E
RGBrgb(190, 120, 14)
HSLhsl(36, 86%, 40%)
HSVhsv(36, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 93%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.135 68.5)
LABlab(57.02% 23.10 60.74)
LCHlch(57.02% 64.98 69.18)

What #BE780E 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 #BE780E, 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.

#BE780E Channel Values

How #BE780E 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 120 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 86% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 93% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE780E 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE780E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE780E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE780E; 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 #BE780E

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 #BE780E.

How #BE780E 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#BE780E
Protanopia#87870A
Protanomaly#A0810B
Deuteranopia#949400
Deuteranomaly#A68A00
Tritanopia#C27171
Tritanomaly#C07459
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE780E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be780e: #BE780E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE780E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be780e': '#BE780E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.471, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_be780e">#BE780E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE780E"

More Brown Colors

#BE780E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE780E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE780E?

#BE780E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(190, 120, 14) in RGB and hsl(36, 86%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #BE780E?

#BE780E is rgb(190, 120, 14) — red 190, green 120, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE780E?

#BE780E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 93%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE780E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE780E scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE780E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE780E 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.55, which is visibly different.

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