Information about #BE5D40 color

#BE5D40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE5D40 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 93, 64) — 74.5% red, 36.5% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 49 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BE5D40 is a confidently colored earthy red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flame Pea (#BE5C48). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oh Behave (#BE523F) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

The recipe behind #BE5D40 is rgb(190, 93, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BE5D40: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BE5D40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BE5D40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BE5D40 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BE5D40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Cedar Chest color link
Cedar Chest

#C95A49

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE5D40
  • RGB190, 93, 64
  • CMYK0, 38, 49, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 93, 64)
  • HSL14°, 50%, 50%
  • HSL Precise13.81°, 49.606%, 49.804%
  • HSV14°, 66%, 75%
  • HSB14°, 66%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.365, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.365, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.365, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE5D40
  • DECIMAL ID12475712
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01