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#BE9304 Color

#BE9304 is rgb(190, 147, 4) in RGB, hsl(46, 96%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 98%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Curry (#CCA01D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE9304
HEX#BE9304
RGBrgb(190, 147, 4)
HSLhsl(46, 96%, 38%)
HSVhsv(46, 98%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 98%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.139 87.5)
LABlab(63.66% 8.87 66.69)
LCHlch(63.66% 67.28 82.42)

What #BE9304 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 #BE9304, 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 yellow in the library.

#BE9304 Channel Values

How #BE9304 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 147 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 96% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 98% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 98% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE9304 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BE9304 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BE9304

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE9304; 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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Tints & Shades of #BE9304

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 #BE9304.

How #BE9304 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#BE9304
Protanopia#9B9B01
Protanomaly#AA9802
Deuteranopia#A3A300
Deuteranomaly#AE9D00
Tritanopia#C48A8A
Tritanomaly#C28E6D
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE9304 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be9304: #BE9304;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE9304;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be9304': '#BE9304' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.576, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_be9304">#BE9304</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE9304"

More Yellow Colors

#BE9304 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE9304 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE9304?

#BE9304 is a dark yellow — rgb(190, 147, 4) in RGB and hsl(46, 96%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Curry (#CCA01D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #BE9304?

#BE9304 is rgb(190, 147, 4) — red 190, green 147, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE9304?

#BE9304 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 98%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE9304 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE9304 scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE9304 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE9304 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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