Information about #BE8B1E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BE8B1E is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Cinnamon (#C58917). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wazzup (#BC9425) and University Of California Gold (#B78727).
In RGB terms — rgb(190, 139, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BE8B1E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BE8B1E color variations
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#BE8B1E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BE8B1E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BE8B1E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BE8B1E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BE8B1E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BE8B1E color
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Nearest named colors to #BE8B1E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C58917
#BC9425
#B78727
#BC9229
#C48F2A
#CA8D16
#BC9B1B
#C77D1C
#B79826
#BD9B16
#CB7E1F
#C5832E
#BE8B1E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BE8B1E
- RGB190, 139, 30
- CMYK0, 20, 63, 25
- CSSrgb(190, 139, 30)
- HSL41°, 73%, 43%
- HSL Precise40.875°, 72.727%, 43.137%
- HSV41°, 84%, 75%
- HSB41°, 84%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.545, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.545, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.545, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBE8B1E
- DECIMAL ID12487454
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
