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#BE9655 Color

#BE9655 is rgb(190, 150, 85) in RGB, hsl(37, 45%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE9655
HEX#BE9655
RGBrgb(190, 150, 85)
HSLhsl(37, 45%, 54%)
HSVhsv(37, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.096 78.3)
LABlab(64.86% 9.82 39.90)
LCHlch(64.86% 41.09 76.18)

What #BE9655 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 #BE9655, 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.

#BE9655 Channel Values

How #BE9655 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 150 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 45% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 55% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 55% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE9655 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE9655

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE9655; 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 #BE9655

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

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How #BE9655 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#BE9655
Protanopia#9E9E55
Protanomaly#AC9B55
Deuteranopia#A5A552
Deuteranomaly#AF9F53
Tritanopia#C29090
Tritanomaly#C1927C
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE9655 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-be9655: #BE9655;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE9655;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be9655': '#BE9655' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.588, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_be9655">#BE9655</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE9655"

More Orange Colors

#BE9655 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE9655 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE9655?

#BE9655 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(190, 150, 85) in RGB and hsl(37, 45%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #BE9655?

#BE9655 is rgb(190, 150, 85) — red 190, green 150, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE9655?

#BE9655 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE9655 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BE9655 scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE9655 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE9655 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 15.73, which is visibly different.

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