Information about #BE8C21 color

#BE8C21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BE8C21 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 140, 33) — 74.5% red, 54.9% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 62 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BE8C21 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wazzup (#BC9425). Slightly further away sit Nugget (#BC9229) and University Of California Gold (#B78727).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(190, 140, 33)), which gives #BE8C21 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BE8C21: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BE8C21 color variations

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

#BE8C21 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BE8C21 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BE8C21 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BE8C21 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BE8C21 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BE8C21

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

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

#BE8C21 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE8C21
  • RGB190, 140, 33
  • CMYK0, 20, 62, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 140, 33)
  • HSL41°, 70%, 44%
  • HSL Precise40.892°, 70.404%, 43.725%
  • HSV41°, 83%, 75%
  • HSB41°, 83%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.549, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.549, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.549, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE8C21
  • DECIMAL ID12487713
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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