Information about #BE8E3C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BE8E3C presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pizza (#BF8D3C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34) and Anzac (#C68E3F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(190, 142, 60)), which gives #BE8E3C its character. If you plan to put text on a #BE8E3C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BE8E3C color variations
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#BE8E3C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BE8E3C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BE8E3C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BE8E3C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BE8E3C 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 #BE8E3C color
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Nearest named colors to #BE8E3C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BF8D3C
#BB8E34
#C68E3F
#C6973F
#B38D42
#B69642
#B0903D
#B78239
#BB8141
#C0934A
#BF914B
#B98036
#BE8E3C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BE8E3C
- RGB190, 142, 60
- CMYK0, 19, 51, 25
- CSSrgb(190, 142, 60)
- HSL38°, 52%, 49%
- HSL Precise37.846°, 52%, 49.02%
- HSV38°, 68%, 75%
- HSB38°, 68%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.557, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.557, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.557, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBE8E3C
- DECIMAL ID12488252
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
